Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on February 4, 2022, with Norbert Wilson, PhD, entitled: “Food Insecurity in the United States: A call to action." TMC Seminars are a semi-monthly gathering of faculty, students, clinicians, and others interested in the intersections of theology, medicine, and culture. For more information and recordings, visit tmc.divinity.duke.edu/seminar/​.

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on February 4, 2022, with Norbert Wilson, PhD, entitled: “Food Insecurity in the United States: A call to action." TMC Seminars are a semi-monthly gathering of faculty, students, clinicians, and others interested in the intersections of theology, medicine, and culture. For more information and recordings, visit tmc.divinity.duke.edu/seminar/​.

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on January 21st, 2022 with Norman Wirzba, PhD, Gilbert T. Rowe Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Senior Fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke. He gave a talk titled "“This Sacred Life: Linking Cosmology and Health." TMC Seminars are a semi-monthly gathering of faculty, students, clinicians, and others interested in the intersections of theology, medicine, and culture. For more information and recordings, visit https://tmc.divinity.duke.edu/seminar/​.

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on November 12th, 2021 with John Swinton, BD, PhD, RMN, RNMD, professor in practical theology and pastoral care as well as chair in divinity and religious studies at the University of Aberdeen. He gave a talk titled "Thinking about Theology and Mental Health: Bible, Spirit, and Church." TMC Seminars are a semi-monthly gathering of faculty, students, clinicians, and others interested in the intersections of theology, medicine, and culture. For more information and recordings, visit https://tmc.divinity.duke.edu/seminar/​.

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on November 5th, 2021 with Ellen Davis, PhD, Amos Ragan Kearns Distinguished Professor of Bible and Practical Theology and C. Kavin Rowe, PhD, George Washington Ivey Distinguished Professor of New Testament. They led a seminar entitled "Biblical Narratives of Healing." TMC Seminars are a semi-monthly gathering of faculty, students, clinicians, and others interested in the intersections of theology, medicine, and culture. For more information and recordings, visit https://tmc.divinity.duke.edu/seminar/​.

Kathryn Butler, MD: "Shepherding Patients and Families Through End-Of-Life Care" by Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on September 17th, 2021 with Brian Volck, MD, MFA, Instructor in Medicine and Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University. He gave a talk titled "Health, Wholeness, and Humanity: The Stewardship of Creation as if Matter Mattered."

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative (TMC) at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on September 3rd, 2021 with Patrick Smith, PhD, Associate Research Professor of Theological Ethics and Bioethics at Duke Divinity School. He gave a talk titled "Pursuing Shalom in the Age of COVID-19: Some Theological Considerations."

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on February 25, 2021 with Keisha Bentley-Edward, PhD, the Associate Director of Research for the Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity and Assistant Professor at Duke University's School of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Her talk is entitled, "The Intersection of Gender and Denomination on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors for African Americans".

The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School and the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine at Duke held a seminar on February 25, 2021 with Jeffrey Baker, MD, PhD, the Director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities, and History of Medicine, Director of Program in the History of Medicine, and Professor of Pediatrics and History at Duke. His talk is entitled, "COVID-19 and Vaccination Controversies: Historical and Contemporary Considerations".