Institute for Spirituality and Health

April, 18

Schachtel Lecture "Sacred Matters & Health"

Dr. Ken Pargament will share how spirituality leads to Health and Well-being
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March, 20

Fellers Lecture, "Judaism, Medicine, & Health"

Dr. Levin will speak on Judaism and Medicine at 12:00 noon
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Media Articles on Spirituality and Healing

The Dalai Lama speaks at Emory on Science and Spirituality

His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, spoke recently at Emory University in Georgia on fostering a balance between science and spirituality.  You can view a copy of the article here



AA's Higher Power -- Appeared in The Yale Journal of Humanities in Medicine, Oct 14, 2010

by Wesley Ludwig, email: wludwig@gwmail.gwu.edu

As a medical student, I was beginning to learn about clinical aspects of addiction and treatment, but as I was soon to discover, I knew very little about the personal experience of addiction. A single trip to an AA meeting, as a class assignment, helped me begin to think about this fundamentally important dimension of alcoholism. . . .

Download full article here:  A.A.'s Higher Power.

Link to YJHM Website: http://yjhm.yale.edu/essays/wludwig20101014.htm

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    Wesley Ludwig is a second-year medical student at the George Washington University School of Medicine. He was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and completed his undergraduate studies and a Masters of Neuroscience at Brandeis University.

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    2nd Baptist Church's Rev. Ed Young "Humbled" by Needing Triple Bypass Surgery

    Cowen, Diane.  9/23/2009.  "Health scare brings the Rev. Ed Young Sr. to the heart of the matter."  Houston Chronicle.

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    Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees is featured in an article which tells the  story of how he and his wife, Laura, dealt with having a son born with Craniosynostosis requiring surgical reconstruction of his skull. They have written a book of their experience entitled, The Beauty of Love:  A Memoir of Miracles, Hope, and Healing. According to reviews, it is impossible not to be moved deeply by what the Posadas share in their book.

    Kelly, Maura.  8/8/2010.  "His Most Important Save."  Parade Magazine.

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    Couple Faces Fear Together, Houston Chronicle, Sunday, August 8, 2010

    A newlywed couple, Cathy and Glen Rainbow are facing her cancer together.  A touching story of faith for the couple and the religious community that supports them.