ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses how therapists can learn from research on R/S for the purposes of psychotherapy. Though the methods may be familiar, the unique contours of this terrain necessitate a critical approach, several of which are explored. First, how might empirical science relate to R/S in ways that are charitable and constructive? Second, what are the different research approaches able to investigate R/S phenomena? What are the strengths and blind spots within the methods? How about the complementary relationships among them? Third, is the ongoing question of how to define and measure R/S. Relatedly, how many dimensions should be included in R/S constructs? Should research focus on big variables or break phenomena into discrete parts that are more easily studied? Last, what are the new frontiers of R/S yet to be charted? Each question is explored in turn.
