Printer friendly versionAlternative Practitioners and Religiosity
survey about alternative practitioners
and religiosity.
The study was conducted in 2003 by the
Centre for Multireligious Studies at the Faculty
of Theology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
The alternative practitioners describe themselves as:
| Christian | 65 percent |
| Religious | 50 percent |
| Spiritual seeking | 68 percent |
| Spiritually resolved | 47 percent |
| No to all descriptions | 4 percent |
Number of replies: Not disclosed.
The alternative practitioners were able to select multiple categories.
According to the alternative practitioners, religious practice and spirituality had the following importance when practicing their therapy:
| Greatest importance | 20 percent |
| Great importance | 20 percent |
| Some importance | 26 percent |
| Almost no importance | 20 percent |
| No importance | 15 percent |
Number of responses: 164
The study is based on a questionnaire survey among alternative practitioners in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark
The purpose of the study was to examine:
- Alternative practitioners’ views of religion and spirituality
- Whether spirituality was a part of the alternative practitioners' treatment.
385 Danish alternative practitioners received a questionnaire. 170 of these returned a completed form. Thus, the response rate was 44 percent.
The researchers behind the study argue that the study represents alternative practitioners in the whole of Denmark.
The study is published in book form (in Danish only):
Ahlin L: "Krop, Sind – eller ånd", 2007, Forlaget Univers, Højbjerg
The study is part of a larger project; 'The Pluralism Project', which you can read about on the Aarhus University Faculty of Theology website. 
Aarhus University Faculty of Theology; The Danish Pluralism Project