This extraordinary compendium of religious traditions is invaluable to all healthcare providers. The user-friendly resource contains specific and detailed information on faith traditions vital for providing optimal spiritual care in a clinical setting.

Setting the stage -- Spirituality and religion : an overview of the three families of faith -- Spirituality, religion, and culture -- Spirituality and religion : relevance in the clinical setting? -- Spirituality and religion in the clinical setting : pros and cons -- Spiritual care in the clinical setting : assessment and application -- American Indian spirituality -- Bahá'i faith -- Buddhism -- Christianity -- Confucianism -- Hare Krishna -- Hinduism -- Islam -- Jainism -- Judaism -- Paganism -- Church of Scientology -- Secularism -- Shintoism -- Sikhism -- Spiritualism -- Sufism -- Taoism -- Unitarian Universalism -- Vodou and Afro-Atlantic religions -- Zoroastrianism.