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Religious Studies and the Professions

Can Initiatives in Teaching and Research Help Both Better Serve Citizens?

May 18-19, 2004
208C Reynolds Alumni Center

Tuesday, May 18

7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Jim Coleman, MU Vice Provost for Research
8:15 a.m. Workshop Overview and Introduction
Dr. Edmund Lambeth, RPP Director
8:30 a.m. Uses of the Concept of Spirituality in Teaching and Research about Religion and the Professions
Dr. Edward Canda, Professor of Social Welfare, University of Kansas
9:20 a.m. Response and Comment
Ms. Glenda Nickell, Clinical Instructor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
9:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion
Dr. Edward Canda and Participants
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Spirituality in the Professions: Opportunities in Teaching, Research, and Service
Breakout Groups
11:15 a.m. Reports from Groups
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Religious Studies and the Professions as Partners
Dr. Sharon Welch, Dr. Trish Beckman, and Mr. Dennis Kelley, MU Department of Religious Studies
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Religious Speech in the Public Square: If, When, and How?
Dr. Scott Smith, RPP Senior Fellow (Law)
4:00 p.m. Day 1 Wrap-Up
Dr. Edward Canda, Dr. Edmund Lambeth, and Participants
4:30 p.m. End

Wednesday, May 19

8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Ms. Glenda Nickell, Clinical Instructor, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
8:30 a.m. How Can Other Professions Translate and Adapt the Experience of Transcultural Nursing in Teaching and Research?
Dr. Margaret Andrews, Director/Professor, University of Northern Colorado School of Nursing
9:20 a.m. Response and Comment
Dr. Brick Johnstone, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Psychology
9:30 a.m. Questions and Discussion
Dr. Margaret Andrews and Participants
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Transcultural Competence in the Professions: Opportunities in Teaching, Research, and Service
Breakout Groups
11:15 a.m. Reports from Groups
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. Spiritual Journeys of American Professionals: How and why do they matter for practice?
Dr. Edmund Lambeth
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Reflections on Religion, the Professions, and the Public
Dr. Margaret Andrews; Dr. Edward Canda; and Dr. Jill Raitt, RPP Senior Research Fellow
3:30 p.m. Workshop Summary and Conclusions: An Interdisciplinary Discussion
Dr. Edmund Lambeth and Participants
4:00 p.m. End

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