Questionnaire
YOUR SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES 1. Have you had spiritual experiences? (if "no" please click here to go to question 7) No Once Occasional Many 2. Where did these take place? When you were alone When you were with other people When you were at a religious meeting When you were at home When you were in the countryside Other (please specify) 3. What were you doing at the time the experiences occurred ? At prayer/meditation At worship At work Relaxing Thinking about God, religion etc. Thinking about your life Looking at art etc. Other (please specify) 4. Please describe your experience. If you have had many spiritual experiences, please choose one or two to describe. 5. How would you classify you spiritual experiences? Oneness with the Divine Oneness with the Universe Experiencing the Divine Experiencing Angels Experiencing Aliens Experiencing the Paranormal Revelation of new knowledge Being given a special gift Feeling forgiven, healed, renewed Mystical Experiencing evil Other (please specify) YOUR FAITH 6. How much have spiritual experiences influenced you? Please indicate from 0 - 10 the influence on the following aspects of your life. 0 = no influence, 10 = strongly influenced. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Your understanding of God Your faith/religion Your understanding of the world Your spirituality Your lifestyle Your relationship with others 7. Do you belong to a faith community? Christian Islam Hindu Buddhist Sikh None Other (please specify) 8. How long have you been part of this faith community? 9. IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN: A: Which church (denomination) do you attend? B: Do you attend worship: Every week Once or twice per month Less than once per month Other C: Would you go to Church for a spiritual experience? Yes No YOU Gender: Male Female Age: Occupation: Cultural Background: Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. All information gathered in this survey will be treated in strict confidence. To continue the research I need to talk to people about their spiritual experiences. All discussion will be in private and strictly confidential. If you would be willing to talk about your spiritual experiences and how they relate to worship, will you please complete the following. Thank you. Title: Name: Email:
1. Have you had spiritual experiences? (if "no" please click here to go to question 7) No Once Occasional Many
4. Please describe your experience. If you have had many spiritual experiences, please choose one or two to describe.
5. How would you classify you spiritual experiences? Oneness with the Divine Oneness with the Universe Experiencing the Divine Experiencing Angels Experiencing Aliens Experiencing the Paranormal Revelation of new knowledge Being given a special gift Feeling forgiven, healed, renewed Mystical Experiencing evil
6. How much have spiritual experiences influenced you? Please indicate from 0 - 10 the influence on the following aspects of your life. 0 = no influence, 10 = strongly influenced.
7. Do you belong to a faith community? Christian Islam Hindu Buddhist Sikh None
8. How long have you been part of this faith community?
9. IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN:
B: Do you attend worship: Every week Once or twice per month Less than once per month Other
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