Pedagogy and Practice: Teaching Religion and Medicine Across the Disciplines
Katelyn Noel Gregg Long, DrPH, Research Associate, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Ellen L. Idler, Ph.D., Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Sociology, Emory University, with additional appointments in Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, and the Center for Ethics
Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History, Pacific Lutheran University
Religion and medicine are finding themselves increasingly drawn together in courses across disciplines of the Liberal Arts, Social and Natural Sciences. This workshop invites attendees from all fields and in all professions that encounter the intersection of medicine, public health, and/or religion to share a syllabus, or a method of assessment used in the teaching of religion and medicine. Irrespective of the course, method, or discipline, we invite attendees into conversation with us about the courses or lessons we design and teach.
Our focused discussion may consider, but is not limited to the following topics: (a) methods in the study of religion and medicine; (b) course learning goals and/or the learning goals of a specific assignment; (c) practical application conversations around syllabi and/or assignments; (d) critical engagement by students of religion in the classroom and the clinic specific to the cultivation of space in which students can ask and address the ‘big questions’ which emerge in patient care.
We have much to learn from each other, so after describing our particular methods and specific modules, the organizers of this workshop will invite attendees to share what they have brought with us and one another. Documents can be shared in advance with Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen ([email protected]), who will put together a packet for all attendees which can be used as a resource for all participants going forward.
Please note: Though focused on teaching, this workshop is open and welcoming of all interested parties. It is not necessary for any attendee to be currently teaching; attendees who are interested in teaching in the future, or those who have some component of a course that addresses religion and medicine in any combination should also feel free to attend. Attendees will leave with new ideas and strategies for teaching at the intersection of multiple disciplines, for the collective good of future scholars, healthcare providers and their patients.
Our focused discussion may consider, but is not limited to the following topics: (a) methods in the study of religion and medicine; (b) course learning goals and/or the learning goals of a specific assignment; (c) practical application conversations around syllabi and/or assignments; (d) critical engagement by students of religion in the classroom and the clinic specific to the cultivation of space in which students can ask and address the ‘big questions’ which emerge in patient care.
We have much to learn from each other, so after describing our particular methods and specific modules, the organizers of this workshop will invite attendees to share what they have brought with us and one another. Documents can be shared in advance with Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen ([email protected]), who will put together a packet for all attendees which can be used as a resource for all participants going forward.
Please note: Though focused on teaching, this workshop is open and welcoming of all interested parties. It is not necessary for any attendee to be currently teaching; attendees who are interested in teaching in the future, or those who have some component of a course that addresses religion and medicine in any combination should also feel free to attend. Attendees will leave with new ideas and strategies for teaching at the intersection of multiple disciplines, for the collective good of future scholars, healthcare providers and their patients.