Center on Religion & the Professions

Improving religious literacy among professionals.

Course: Religion Reporting & Writing

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“Religion Reporting & Writing” (Journalism 4426/7426) will be taught by CORP Director Debra Mason in Winter 2009. Focusing on Race & Religion, this advanced seminar teaches students how to write, report and communicate about the challenging topic of religion by producing a package for publication, broadcast or online about race and religion. Enroll through Nov. 14, 2008. Last day to add is Jan. 27, 2009. For information, call 8822866 or email MasonDL@missouri.edu.

Film: Resurrection

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Resurrection

Ellen Burstyn’s character, Edna McCauley, experiences the afterlife for a brief time after a car accident that kills her husband. As she begins her long process of physical healing, she discovers that she has the ability to heal physical infirmities. While most people simply accept her gift, her lover (Sam Shepard) becomes mentally unbalanced and dangerous because she does not place the healings within a religious context. (1980)

MUSponsored by the Center on Religion & the Professions

Spiritual impact on mental health

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Dec. 31, 2008 — An article by CORP-affiliated researchers, “Differentiating the Impact of Spiritual Experiences, Religious Practices, and Congregational Support on the Mental Health of Individuals with Heterogeneous Medical Disorders,” has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for the Psychology of Religion.

Authors are MU researchers Daniel Cohen, Dong Pil Yoon and Brick Johnstone. Cohen is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies; Yoon is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work; and Johnstone is a professor of health psychology and head of the Center on Religion & the Professions’ spirituality and health research team.

Tribune: MU study links brain, spirituality

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Dec. 30, 2008 – Two members of CORP’s Spirituality and Health research team were interviewed for a Dec. 30, 2008, article about the team’s research into links between spirituality and the brain.

Dr. Brick Johnstone, head of the team and a professor of health psychology at MU; and Dr. Daniel Cohen, a visiting professor of religious studies at MU, appeared in the article, “MU study links brain, spirituality.”

Grand Rounds: Spirituality in Health and Healing

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<p>Presentation by Dr. James Campbell, Ph.D., professor of family and community medicine; and Dr. George &ldquo;Brick&rdquo; Johnstone, Ph.D., professor of health psychology and head of the MU&nbsp;Center on Religion &amp; the Professions’ spirituality and health research team. Continuing medical education (CME) credit is available. The presentation will be broadcast via telehealth to interested telehealth sites.</p>

Lecture: West African Women Prophets

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Lecture: “West African Women Prophets,” by Dr. Robert Baum, associate professor and chair of the MU Department of Religious Studies. Part of Diversity in Action brown bag series to inform scholars, students and practitioners of diversity-related research at MU. 40-minute presentation, 20-minute Q&A session. Sponsored by the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative. E-mail mrgfh3@mizzou.edu or call 882-6282.

Rural Life Day

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“Growing Hunger: Agriculture Policy is Food Policy” seeks to connect increasing hunger with the U.S. and global agriculture policies that are the seed bed of the current “perfect storm” creating food insecurity.

Sects and the City: The Role of Forgiveness in Healing

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To err is human, and to forgive can be good for you. Studies show those who forgive recover better from physical and emotional trauma.For some, forgiveness is a tenet of their faith, for others, a personal choice. Experts share the latest research and connections between forgiveness and health. Features: Dr. Laura Schopp, assistant professor in the MU Department of Health Psychology and specialist in adult neuropsychology and rehabilitative psychology; and Dr. James Campbell, professor and director of research in Family & Community Medicine in the MU School of Medicine who studies religion/spirituality and medicine. Part of the “Sects and the City: Coffee and conversation on the intersection of faith and life” series co-sponsored by the Center on Religion & the Professions. Free.