Overview
Religion, Spirituality, and Psychiatry
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Esther Colliflower Professor of the Practice of Pastoral and Moral Theology
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Co-Director, Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative
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2017 - Present
Divinity School
Professor of the Practice of Pastoral and Moral Theology
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2025 - Present
Divinity School
Faculty Associate, Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine
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2013 - Present
Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities & History of Medicine,
Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2018 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Mental Disorder and Religious Experience The Need for a Humble, Pragmatic Pluralism
Journal Article Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology · September 1, 2024 Full text CiteWayfaring A Christian Approach to Mental Health Care
Book · July 11, 2024 With gentle guidance and practical suggestions, Wayfaring is an essential resource for pastors and practitioners as well as for Christians who seek mental health care. ... CiteProtecting Life or Managing Risk? Suicide Prevention and the Lure of Medicalized Control
Journal Article Christian Bioethics · August 1, 2023 Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States and in many other parts of the world. As such, suicide is frequently framed as a medical and public health problem for which solutions are best recommended by medical and public health authorities. W ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Theology Medicine Culture Fellowship Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Issachar Fund · 2020 - 2024God & the book of Nature-Fellowship
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Edinburgh · 2019 - 2022Innovative practices of health and health care in their Local Communities
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Duke Endowment · 2017 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2011
Th.D.
Harvard University ·
2003
M.D.
Duke University ·
2002
M.T.S.