Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

"Many Are Called…-’ Medicine As Ministry to Poor and Marginalized Communities" with Daisey Dowell, MD

"Many Are Called…-’ Medicine As Ministry to Poor and Marginalized Communities" with Daisey Dowell, MD by Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

TMC Seminar Series Health Equity Is Not a Spectator Sport- A Radical Rerooting Using a Three Trees Analogy-

TMC Seminar Series Health Equity Is Not a Spectator Sport- A Radical Rerooting Using a Three Trees Analogy- by Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

"Islamic Bioethics What is it What is it Not & Its Place in Academic Bioethics Discourse" with Aasim Padela MD

Dr. Aasim Padela discusses the foundations of Islamic bioethical discourse based on the various moral sciences of the Islamic tradition. He touches upon aspects of the discourse in orienting the audience to its siloed nature. The talk will conclude with a discussion on how an Islamic bioethics may intersect with academic bioethics as a field. Dr. Padela is Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Emergency Medicine and Professor of Bioethics & Medical Humanities, Medical College of Wisconsin. Originally aired on Friday, February 7, 2025 as part of TMC virtual seminar series.

"Christian Flourishing and Reimagining Healthcare: An End to Magical Thinking" with Susan Eastman M.Div., Ph.D.

Susan Eastman, M.Div., Ph.D., is Associate Research Professor Emerita of New Testament, Duke Divinity School. She presented "Christian Flourishing and Reimagining Healthcare: An End to Magical Thinking" for the TMC Virtual Seminar Series on January 24, 2025. "Magical thinking" is "if-then" thinking, which plays an important role in medical research and care, but falters in the face of mystery and the infinite diversity of human beings, and leads to a truncated version of human "flourishing." Christian thinking is "because-therefore" -- because God in Christ has entered into the depths of what is humanly unfixable, therefore we can articulate a vision of flourishing that includes even failure and finitude, and acknowledges the mysteries that elude our grasp. We will probe the differences such a reframing of "flourishing" might make for the care of persons.

"Wilderness and Wayfaring- Navigating Faith Amidst Depression" with Jessica Coblentz, PhD and Warren Kinghorn, MD, ThD

On September 27, 2024, Dr. Warren Kinghorn, MD, ThD was in conversation with Jessica Coblentz, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Theology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. Dr. Coblentz's research and teaching focus on Catholic systematic theology, feminist theologies, and mental health in theological perspective. Her book is "Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression."