CORP News
October 2007
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Johnstone answers the question "Why
Study Religion and Health?" |
• Brick Johnstone, professor and chairman of the
Department of Health Psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia, presented
on "Spirituality and Chronic
Disability" at the MU Health Ethics Conference, "Spirituality
in Health and Healing," Oct. 13, 2007.
Johnstone heads the spirituality and health research project
at the Center on Religion & the Professions. Also presenting were current
or recent Center affiliates Clay Anderson and David Fleming, both with the
University of Missouri School of Medicine.
• The Center recently launched two blogs that link from
its web site. The blogs are ReligiousLife@MU,
about religious life at University of Missouri-Columbia; and God,
Media & More, about faith, values and spirituality in the media.
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| Cohen |
• Daniel Cohen, visiting assistant professor in
the MU Department of Religious Studies and a Center affiliate, presented on "College
Fraternity and Sorority Membership, Religious Affiliation, and the Separation
of Church and State"
at the 2007 Academy for Educational Studies conference at Missouri State University,
Springfield, Mo., Oct. 3-5, 2007. The conference theme was "What Should
the Role of Religion Be in 21st Century Public Schools?"
Cohen's paper will be turned into an essay for a book based on the conference
topic.
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| Pease |
• Kryssy Pease, a graduate research assistant
with the Center, was a finalist for the 2007-2008 David Kaplan Memorial Fellowship.
The fellowship, for students interested in network field producing, included
a paid position at the ABC News Washington Bureau. Pease is a master's student
in in-depth public affairs reporting.
• The Center recently added two features to its web site: 127
syllabi from courses around the country that explore religion as it relates
to 36 diverse disciplines; and 28 of the latest surveys and
polls relating to religion.
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