Harold G. Koenig, M.D.

"Religion, Spirituality, and Health Care: History, Research, and Clinical and Societal Implications"

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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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