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In the Spotlight

New article by TMC Visiting Scholar Joel Shuman

Joel Shuman’s article “Re-enchanting the Body: Overcoming the Melancholy of Anatomy,” has been published in the November 2018 issue of Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. In the article, Shuman argues that instrumental reason and analytic enquiry, which now dominate medical practice, participate in a particular ideology that often fails to serve the health of patients because
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Welcoming Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Duke Divinity Th.D. candidate Sarah Barton writes about practical ways congregations can welcome adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “During the first few months of 2018, I spent many hours visiting churches where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) were vibrant participants in parish life. I interviewed adults with IDD, as well as their
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“When Self-Help Means Less Help: Learning to Live as If You’ll Die One Day”

Dr. Raymond C. Barfield reviews Barbara Ehrenreich’s new book Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer for Comment Magazine. Read the review.    
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Theology, Medicine & Culture Events

TMC Seminar: “Minister to their Vaccination: Historical and Empirical Studies on Clergy Attitudes toward Vaccination,” Josh Williams, MD

Friday, November 16, 2018, 12PM
Joshua Williams is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at University of Colorado School of Medicine/ Denver Health Medical Center.

TMC Seminar: “Code Blue: Fighting to Save the Moral Life of Medical Trainees,” Walter Lee, MD

Friday, November 30, 2018, 12PM
Walter Lee, MD, MHS, is Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Professor in Radiation Oncology in the Duke University School of Medicine.   Dr. Lee’s research interests include Global Health,  Device Development for Cancer Detection, and Virtue-Based Professional Development and Leadership.

Who Cares? Series: “Depression” with Tara Corbett, MSW

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 12:15PM | 0014 Westbrook
The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative and the Office of Ministerial Formation are sponsoring a seminar series entitled “Who Cares? Why Pastoral Care Matters and How to Do It Well.” The fourth (of 7) meeting of the series will cover depression and be led by Tara Corbett, MSW. Who Cares? provides an introduction to counseling

Who Cares? Series: “Suicidality” with Tara Corbett, MSW

Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 12:15PM | 0014 Westbrook
The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative and the Office of Ministerial Formation are sponsoring a seminar series entitled “Who Cares? Why Pastoral Care Matters and How to Do It Well.” The fifth (of 7) meeting of the series will cover suicidality and be led by Tara Corbett, MSW. Who Cares? provides an introduction to counseling