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The World Religions & Health Series

Wednesday Evenings, 6 to 8 p.m.

September 27 - October 25

 

When

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at 6:00 PM CDT
-to-
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM CDT

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Where

Institute for Spirituality and Health 
8100 Greenbriar #220
Houston, TX 77054
 

 
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Contact

Cyrus Wirls 
Institute for Spirituality and Health 
713-797-0600 
cwirls@ish-tmc.org 

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:

September 27: Christianity

October 4: Buddhism

October 11: Islam

October 18: Hinduism

October 25: Judaism

Each seminar will include two qualified lecturers and Q&A.  

$75 Series Pass | Individual $20 

Dinner will be served

CHRISTIANITY:


Rev. Dr. Tom Pace
Senior Pastor, St. Luke's United Methodist Church

 

Rev. Dr. John Graham, MD
President & CEO, Institute for Spirituality and Health

BUDDHISM:

Laura Hopps
Chaplain in Supportive Medicine, Memorial Hermann Memorial City
Ven. Seido Francavilla
St. Nichiren Buddhist Temple Master Monk

HINDUISM:

Dr. Deepak Kotecha, OD
Optometrist, Yogi, Author

Dr. Anjana Dhingra, MD
Pediatrician (retired), Yogi

ISLAM:

Ameer Abuhalimeh
Executive Director, Islamic Da'wah Center

Dr. Basem Hamid, MD
Neurologist, Author

JUDAISM:

Rabbi Yossi Grossman
Author and Dean, Jewish Ethics Institute