TMC Seminar: A Conversation with Dr. Raymond Barfield
Ray Barfield is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Christian Philosophy. Dr. Barfield is a pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician. He joined the faculties of Duke University Medical School and Duke Divinity School in 2008. He is a founding director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative and the Pediatric Quality of Life and Palliative Care program. The first half of his career focused on improving immune therapies for childhood cancer (including bone marrow transplantation and antibody therapy) and understanding…
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Terri Laws completed the doctorate of philosophy in Religious Studies with a concentration in African American Religions at Rice University. Dr. Laws employs theories and methods from the social sciences to investigate questions in race, religion, and society with healthcare and health inequities as her institutional focus. The aim of her research agenda is to contribute to the body of knowledge that reduces health inequity through the investigation of social and cultural factors. Click here for a full bio.
More InfoTMC Seminar: “Shakespeare on the End of Life,” Brian Quaranta, MD, MA
Dr. Quaranta is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Duke University School of Medicine, and Associate Faculty at the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine. His practice focuses on general radiation oncology, with a particular interest in breast and prostate cancers. In addition to his medical interests, he very interested in literature, history, psychology, and philosophy. In further pursuit of those interests he has obtained an MA in Shakespeare and Theatre from the Shakespeare Institute at…
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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative is hosting the Inaugural Catena Lecture in Medicine, Faith and Service, given by Tom Catena, MD. The lecture is entitled “Gratitude in Action: One Doctor. One Hospital. One Million Patients.” The annual lectureship will publicly appreciate and encourage students to study the example of Dr. Tom Catena, a singular alumnus of Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Catena is the only physician for a population of more than 750,000 in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, a…
More InfoTMC Seminar: “Beauty and the Renewal of All Things,” Curt Thompson, MD
Curt Thompson, M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia. He is the author of two books: Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices That Can Transform Your Life and Relationships and The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves. He graduated from Wright State University School of Medicine and completed his psychiatric residency at Temple University Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. His…
More InfoTMC Seminar: ‘Seven is the Lord’s Number:’ The Role of Religious Beliefs in Medical Decision-Making for Patients with Serious Illness, Kimberly Sherell Johnson, MD
Kimberly Sherell Johnson is Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke School of Medicine, Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, and Member of the Duke Cancer Institute.
More InfoTMC Seminar: “Hearing God’s Voice in Our Academic Lives,” Tamara Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Tamara Fitzgerald is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Duke University. Her academic focus is in global surgery, surgical capacity building, and cost-effective, quality biomedical devices for low-middle income countries. She works with pediatric surgeons in sub-Saharan Africa to increase training and support for young surgeons, thereby improving children’s access to surgical care. Access to surgical care world-wide is a pressing problem, affecting millions of individuals. The solution to this problem lies in changing the way…
More InfoTMC Seminar: “Jesus’s Ministry of Healing,” Dr. Randy Clark
Dr. Randy Clark is the overseer of Global Awakening and the Apostolic Network of Global Awakening. He is a major figure in charismatic Christian healing movements and is best known for his leadership in what has come to be called “the Toronto Blessing.” In the years since, he has been invited to speak about revival, healing and impartation to Christian groups around the world and from many different denominations. He has been featured in major Christian media outlets, has taken…
More InfoCANCELLED: TMC Seminar: Gilbert Meilaender, PhD
Editor’s note: This event has been cancelled as part of Duke University’s new policy that became effective March 10, 2020 in response to COVID-19. Visit Duke’s COVID-19 response site for the most up-to-date information and policies for the university at https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. Gilbert Meilaender is Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University and the Paul Ramsey Fellow at the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. He taught at the University of Virginia (1975-78), at Oberlin College (1978-96), and at Valparaiso University…
More InfoCANCELLED: “Saved by Grace through Pharma? Medicine, the Gospel, and the Quest for Eternal Life.”
Editor’s note: This event has been cancelled as part of Duke University’s new policy that became effective March 10, 2020 in response to COVID-19. Visit Duke’s COVID-19 response site for the most up-to-date information and policies for the university at https://coronavirus.duke.edu/. The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative is hosting a public panel entitled, Saved by Grace through Pharma? Medicine, the Gospel, and the Quest for Eternal Life, featuring panelists Kavin Rowe, Professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School, and…
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