Duke Divinity School | Theology, Medicine, and Culture

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This program has been the most personally and professionally enriching experience of my life… I’m more aware of offering up my practice as worship to God – both my medical practice and my practice of daily life… The ability to do something in an online format has been the only thing that’s allowed me to study [at Duke University].
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In the Spotlight

Embodying the Solidarity that Christ Offers Us: An Interview with Hybrid CTHC Student Dr. Amanda Lucashu

Dr. Amanda Lucashu had been practicing as a hospitalist physician in Tulsa, Oklahoma for two years when she had an interesting dream. In this dream, a friend suggested that Amanda consider getting a master’s degree – an idea that was not at the top of Amanda’s list, having recently finished medical school and residency and [...]

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TMC Welcomes Dr. Wylin Wilson

This fall, Duke Divinity School welcomed Dr. Wylin Wilson to her position as Assistant Professor of Theological Ethics. Dr. Wilson holds a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a Master of Science in Agricultural, Managerial and Resource Economics from Cornell University, a Master of Divinity from Interdenominational Theological [...]

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TMC Welcomes Dr. Sarah Jean Barton

This fall, TMC welcomes Dr. Sarah Jean Barton to her new position as Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy and Theological Ethics. Dr. Barton holds a dual appointment at Duke University School of Medicine in the Occupational Therapy Doctorate Division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as well as at Duke Divinity School where she is [...]

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Theology, Medicine & Culture Events

TMC Seminar (Online) || An Explanatory Model of Illness and Religion in Haiti: From a Spiritual Approach to a Holistic One for Healing with Pere (“Father”) Eddy Eustache, PhD

Wednesday, March 10, 2021, 4:30PM | Online (Zoom)

TMC Seminar (Online) || Womanist Bioethics with Wylin Wilson, PhD, MS, MDiv

Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 4:30PM | Online (Zoom)

Professor Wilson’s work lies at the intersection of religion, gender, and bioethics. Her academic interests also include rural bioethics and Black church studies. Prior to joining Duke Divinity School in 2020, she was a teaching faculty member at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics and a senior fellow at the Center for the Study [...]