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The World Religions & Health Series
Tuesday Evenings, 6 to 8 p.m.
September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11
Why am I sick? - Is this good for me? - What happens when I die?
When it comes to health and healing, religions shape our beliefs and preferences through their teachings, texts, and cultural traditions. Patients of different faith have different needs for caregiver relationship, nutrition and medication, end-of-life choices, family involvement, as well as different worldviews of what it means to be healthy and the role of the body.
In this series of evening seminars, we will explore what it means to heal, and expectations of medical care, through the teachings and cultural traditions of five major religions:
Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity
Each seminar will include two qualified lecturers and Q&A. (See full list below)
$65 Series Pass | Individual $20
Dinner will be served
Speakers
Islam - 9/13
Imam Shamshad Haider, Islamic Education Center
Dr. Qamber Jafri, MD, Imam Sajjad Clinic
Judaism - 9/20
Rabbi Todd Doctor, Congregation Beth Jacob
Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld, MD
Buddhism - 9/27
Abbot Gaelyn Godwin, Houston Zen Center
Dr. Alejandro Chaoul, MD Anderson Integrative Medicine
Hinduism - 10/4
Rajiv Varma,
Dr. Venugopal Menon, MD
Christianity - 10/11
Dr. Jerry Terrill, Houston Graduate School of Theology
Dr. Sabrina Echols-Sampson, MD, Wainerdi Wellness Clinic