SPIRITUALITY, THEOLOGY AND HEALTH SEMINAR Thursday 12 March 2015 (4.30-6pm) Wallis Room St John’s College, 3 South Bailey, Durham Spirituality and Trauma by Revd Elizabeth Baxter MPhil Executive Director Holy Rood House, Centre for Health and Pastoral Care & Revd Stanley Baxter MA Director of Mission, Holy Rood House, and Read more…
‘Saving Face: Enfacement, Shame, Theology’ by Stephen Pattison (Ashgate, 2013). Emmylou Rahtz is a PhD student in Psychiatry at Queen Mary University of London. She holds degrees in English Literature (BA, MA) and in Psychology (BSc). Twitter: @emmylourahtz Faces are complex and, as Stephen Pattison argues, are ‘not just private Read more…
Download the Death in Scotland Conference 2014 programme
Stephen Pattison, Professor of Religion, Ethics and Practice at the University of Birmingham, writes: We live in what might be called a ‘facist’ era! Faces are all around us, and form an important part of our everyday and clinical encounters. However, strangely, it seems that they are so obvious that Read more…
Spirituality, Theology & Health seminar programme (Michaelmas 2013) These seminars are open to all staff and students of Durham University and to the general public. However, please be aware that they are aimed at a postgraduate level and are therefore especially suitable for MA, PhD and DThM students, as well Read more…
Spirituality, Theology and Mental Health: Interdisciplinary Perspectives edited by Professor Chris Cook is now available for pre-order (£45.00). In 2010 a Durham conference on Spirituality, Theology & Mental Health was made possible by support from the Guild of Health. The conference was attended by more than one hundred delegates, from a variety of different professional and academic Read more…
Now it’s your turn to set the agenda and ask the questions you want to. You might want to demand better pain management services, or ask, why in the 21st century are there so many people living with pain? Should we do more for people in Africa who don’t have Read more…
The Durham University, the Project for Spirituality, Theology & Health and the Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust would like to welcome you to the Good Practice in Spirituality Conference (10-12 July 2013, Durham). This conference is an opportunity to bring together people for whom spirituality is a major concern, Read more…
Changing Expectations of Death 23-25 November 2012 Standard Rate: £360; Charitable/Academic Rate: £240; Student Rate: £150 or Shared Accommodation: £85. All conference fees are inclusive of registration, food and accommodation This conference will address the medical, social and philosophical implications of our changing attitudes to death. Discussions will cover end Read more…
The Institute of Advanced Study, Durham Forum for Health and the Wolfson Reseach Institute are delighted to invite you to attend a joint public lecture My GeneSpace: Personalised Genetics: Are you ready to know your future? Thursday 3rd May 2012, 18:00 Kenworthy Hall, St. Mary’s College, Durham University Professor Sir John Burn, Newcastle University: Read more…