Resources
Research is only useful if it reaches and benefits the people it is about. At the Cascade Center, we create and highlight resources for researchers, practitioners, leaders, and the general public. These resources are where we translate what we and others have learned into tools that can be used to improve the health and flourishing of people and the world in which they live.
Wellspring Open Resources
Living references from the Cascade Center for researchers, practitioners, and the public. Wellspring resources may be downloaded and shared unchanged, with attribution, for noncommercial use. Commercial use or adaptation requires permission (ward@cascadecenter.org). See the Terms of Use.
Publications, Books, and Measures
Publications
Books
Measures and Instruments
For the complete publication list and professional background, view my CV.
Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality (Springer) and Attachment, Religion, and Spirituality (Cambridge University Press).
Contact us if you have questions about any measure or resource we have developed. The Wellspring Index of Health Measures and Datasets above also helps you locate instruments and check their licensing notes.
Wellspring indexes: Two open, regularly updated references.
The Wellspring Index of Health Measures and Datasets is a searchable catalog of measures and datasets for research on religion, spirituality, and health.
The Wellspring Index of Religion, Spirituality, and Health Research is a searchable index of the research literature.
Both are free to use and share under our Terms of Use.
In Development
Practitioner Toolkit
Religion, spirituality, and social determinants of health. Developed with the John Templeton Foundation and University of Connecticut collaborators, expected 2027.
Communal Worship Field Guide
From the Worship 2.0 project with Duke University, expected 2027.
Evidence Summaries
Plain-language digests of research on specific spiritual practices for clinicians and the public.