Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
"Religion, Spirituality, and Health Care:
History, Research, and Clinical and Societal Implications"
Free Public Lecture
Thursday, November 11, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Lester Bryant Auditorium (M105 School of Medicine)
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Dr.
Harold Koenig is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Associate
Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is co-director of the Center for
Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke University Medical Center and has
published extensively, with nearly 250 scientific peer-reviewed articles and
book chapters and 26 books in print or in preparation.
He is editor of the Medline research journal, the International Journal of
Psychiatry in Medicine and the founder and editor-in-chief of Science
and Theology News, a monthly international newspaper stimulating research,
education, and dialogue in science and theology. His research on religion, health,
and ethical issues in medicine has been featured on approximately 50 national
and international TV news programs (including all major US news networks), 80
national or international radio programs, and nearly 200 national or international
newspapers or magazines. In September 1998, Koenig was invited to give testimony
before the U.S. Senate concerning the benefits of religion and spirituality on
health.
Dr. Koenig has been interviewed by James
Dobson on Focus on the Family and
by Robert Schuller in the Crystal Cathedral
on the Hour of Power. Koenig has
been nominated twice for the Templeton
Prize for Progress in Religion. His latest
books include The Healing Power of Faith (Simon & Schuster,
2001 paperback), The Handbook of Religion
and Health (Oxford University Press,
2001), Spirituality in Patient Care (Templeton
Foundation Press, 2002), and his autobiography, The
Healing Connection (Templeton Foundation
Press, 2004).
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