Fresh Perspectives on How and Where We Practice Healing: Religious, Educational, Clinical
Rob Kallmeyer, PhD, Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Connie McFadden-Chase, RN, MSN, ABD, Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Moderator: Mike Smith, EdD, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Three of society’s basic institutions – religion, higher education, and healthcare – approach healing in different ways, especially the role of spirituality in the healing process. Although each institution is ultimately focused on wellness, physical healing is not the primary focus of mainline religious practices, and both higher education and hospitals are often skeptical of spiritual healing. They also do not have the kind of interactive discourse that allows them to easily learn from each other. However, the members who belong to each institution – the believers, the students, and the workers -- do not necessarily support sustaining that division. In this panel, a priest, a professor, and a nurse share their perspectives on why and how these institutions should work together for the common good. The panelists will share results from empirical research on participants’ perspectives on the role of spirituality in healing. The panelists will also propose specific ways to bring each institution’s strengths into religious programs, educational curricula, and nursing practice.
Connie McFadden-Chase, RN, MSN, ABD, Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Moderator: Mike Smith, EdD, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Three of society’s basic institutions – religion, higher education, and healthcare – approach healing in different ways, especially the role of spirituality in the healing process. Although each institution is ultimately focused on wellness, physical healing is not the primary focus of mainline religious practices, and both higher education and hospitals are often skeptical of spiritual healing. They also do not have the kind of interactive discourse that allows them to easily learn from each other. However, the members who belong to each institution – the believers, the students, and the workers -- do not necessarily support sustaining that division. In this panel, a priest, a professor, and a nurse share their perspectives on why and how these institutions should work together for the common good. The panelists will share results from empirical research on participants’ perspectives on the role of spirituality in healing. The panelists will also propose specific ways to bring each institution’s strengths into religious programs, educational curricula, and nursing practice.