Transforming Chaplaincy Research Resources Hub
Your one‑stop home for staying current, sparking inquiry, and translating research into practice.
What you’ll find here—soon:
- Key articles & landmark studies that every chaplain should know
- Emerging research on spiritual care outcomes, equity, and innovative models
- Practical toolkits for designing, conducting, and applying chaplaincy research
- Recommended books & bibliographies (starting with the titles below)
- Links to webinars, slide decks, and data sets from our programs
Check back often, and if there’s a resource you’d love to see added, please let us know.
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Recommended Books for Chaplains
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Chaplains Investigate Their Practice
Why this book is important for chaplains: A landmark Dutch project showing how chaplains can rigorously study their own encounters and turn insights into evidence‑based care.
Walton, M., Körver, J., & den Toom, N. (Eds.). (2025). Chaplains investigate their practice: The Dutch case studies project. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Evidence‑Based Healthcare Chaplaincy
Why this book is important for chaplains: Equips practitioners to appraise, generate, and apply research so they can advocate for chaplaincy services with confidence.
Fitchett, G., White, K., & Lyndes, K. (Eds.). (2022). Evidence‑based healthcare chaplaincy: A research reader. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Case Studies in Spiritual Care
Why this book is important for chaplains: Case studies from professional chaplains illustrate assessment, intervention, and outcome measurement across diverse clinical contexts.
Fitchett, G., & Nolan, S. (Eds.). (2018). Case studies in spiritual care: Healthcare chaplaincy assessments, interventions & outcomes. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Spiritual Care in Practice
Why this book is important for chaplains: Links core theory to bedside skills and is frequently used in CPE and interprofessional team training.
Fitchett, G., & Nolan, S. (Eds.). (2015). Spiritual care in practice: Case studies in healthcare chaplaincy. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Transforming Chaplaincy
Why this book is important for chaplains: For over twenty-five years, George Fitchett has been a pioneering advocate of the view that evidence-based spiritual care can, and should, equally transform chaplaincy. This book collects key selections from his ground-breaking research.
Nolan, S., & Damen, A. (Eds.). (2021). Transforming chaplaincy: The George Fitchett reader. Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock Publishers).
Spiritual Screening Resources
Transforming Chaplaincy has developed a platform for sharing Spiritual Screening / Distress Screening resources on our Community Platform: Mighty Networks.
For access to the Spiritual Screening Resources, please request to join the Community Platform here:
Resources for Chaplains and Educators
Resources on Religious Coping & Meaning-Making (Pargament and Park) for Chaplains – Downloadable PDF
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