Woll Family Speaker Series
About This Event
The Woll Family Speaker Series is a monthly talk by national leaders exploring the intersection of health, spirituality and religion. It is open to medical trainees, faculty and the general public. The speakers represent the diversity of this broad field and have included writers, clergy, doctors and academics. The content is different than the typical bioreductionist perspective that is inherent to much of medical school curriculum.
Upcoming Events
Sacred Medicine: Mystery, Meaning, and the Limits of Science with Dr. Tyler Johnson
Dr. Johnson's lecture will examine what nearly 200 hours of discussion with philosophers, clerics, theologians, doctors, nurses, patients, and authors have taught him about the role of the sacred in the practice of modern medicine and the need for mystery in a realm usually ruled by a devotion to science.
Pilgrims at the Bedside: Hospitality, Care, and the Sacred Roots of Modern Medicine with Dr. Margaret Wardlaw
In this talk, we’ll explore how modern medicine can offer remarkable cures while often lacking the ritual, honor and sense of the sacred that help us make meaning of illness, suffering and death.
