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Intellectual Retreat: Theology of Health & Medicine
January 14, 2023
The North Carolina Study Center is excited to be hosting its second annual intellectual retreat in January of 2023! These retreats are designed to cultivate lively conversation, (friendly) debate, intellectual growth, and fellowship—all in a community of Christian graduate and advanced undergraduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The topic for this year’s discussion will be the theology of health and medicine. Since its inception, Christianity has been closely aligned with the practice of medicine and caring for the sick. Health and illness are universal experiences that get at the heart of what it means to be human and to be whole. However, knowing how to define health, facilitate healing, and navigate the complexities of contemporary medicine are difficult tasks. In this seminar, we will explore a variety of topics related to health and healing as we think together about how to best bring the Christian tradition to bear on our practices of healthcare.