Goals & Focus

The three main goals of the Center are:

• Conducting interdisciplinary research, scholarship and education on spirituality, theology and health
• Exploring the role of faith communities in forming the health of the broader community
• Integrating research and scholarship into the practical disciplines of care and service with an emphasis on older adults

The Center has three major areas of focus: research, education, and the Community of Scholars.

Spotlight

3^rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Spirituality, Theology & Health

Call for Papers*

Present your research at Duke University June 16-18, 2010. Applications due March 1, 2010. Please click on the link above for more details.

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From the Directors

The Center was founded in 2007 to promote scholarship and research on the influence that spirituality, beliefs and practices of caring have on individual and community health. We hope you will join us in working to build the field of spirituality, theology and health.

Sincerely,
Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH
Harold G. Koenig, MD, MHSc

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