2009 Meeting
The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Spirituality, Theology & Health
"Lifecourse Perspectives on Spirituality & Health in Diverse Religious Communities"
June 3-5, 2009
Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club
Durham, North Carolina
For Information about the meeting, please click on the following links
Scholarships
Robertson Emerging Scholars at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health
Duke & UNC-CH Undergraduate & Graduate Students
Support Provided by the Robertson Scholars Program Collaboration Fund
The Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health received funds from the Robertson Scholars Program Collaboration Fund. These funds allowed us to provide scholarships to the 2009 Annual Meeting for undergraduate and graduate students at Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We were pleased to offer these students the opportunity to attend the meeting for a registration fee of $25. The Robertson Scholars Program seeks to foster the collaboration between Duke and UNC-CH. Questions about this scholarship opportunity may be directed to the Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at
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or 919.660.7556.
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Schedule of Events
Wednesday June 3, 2009
3:00 PM Registration begins
4:30 PM Poster Presentations* & Reception
6:00 PM Welcome & Opening Remarks
Faye Calhoun, PhD (click for bio and video)
6:30 PM Keynote Address
"The Refusal to Cease Suffering"
Stanley Hauerwas, PhD (click for bio, description and video)
Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics
Duke Divinity School
7:30 PM 7th Annual David B. Larson Memorial Lecture
"What Moves the Scalpel? Science, Religion & the Practice of Medicine"
Farr Curlin, MD (click for bio, description and video)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
For history of the Larson Memorial Lecture: www.spiritualityandhealth.duke.edu
9:00 PM Closing Remarks
Thursday June 4, 2009
7:00 AM Registration begins
8:30 AM "Religious Influences among Adolescents and Emerging Adults on Life Wellbeing Outcomes"
Christian Smith, PhD (click for bio, description and video)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology
Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society
University of Notre Dame
10:00 AM Break
refreshments provided
10:30 AM "Arab American Community-Based Health Model within a Cultural and Spiritual Framework"
Adnan Hammad, PhD (click for bio, description and video)
Director, Community Health & Research Center
Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM "Reaching In & Reaching Out: Hospital Chaplaincy as Profession"
Wendy Cadge, PhD (click for bio, description and video)
Assistant Professor of Sociology
Brandeis University
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Paper Presentations
refreshments provided
click here to see paper abstracts
5:30 - 7:00 PM Poster Presentations*
Friday June 5, 2009
7:00 AM Registration begins
8:30 AM "Seeking the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia"
Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman (click for bio, description and video)
Director, Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
10:00 AM Break
refreshments provided
10:30 AM "New Horizons in Spirituality, Theology & Health"
Discussion panel with Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health Scholars
(click for video)
Lori Carter-Edwards, MPH, PhD
Duke University Medical Center
Timothy Daaleman, DO, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Linda George, PhD
Duke University
Harold Koenig, MD, MHSc
Duke University Medical Center
Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH
Duke University Medical Center
Pamela Reed, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Arizona College of Nursing
Joel Shuman, PhD
King's College
12:00 PM Lunch, Networking, & Poster Presentations*
3:00 PM Conclusion of the 2nd Annual Meeting
