Amid today’s mental health crisis, the world hungers for answers to urgent questions: Why is mental health, especially of young people, worsening? Are counseling and psychiatric medication effective treatments, and how should we discern when to use them? What factors protect against the development of mental illness and encourage genuine human flourishing? Christianity's teachings about body, soul, sin, suffering, and personhood provide a unique and vital perspective on these questions, both theoretical and practical. In this six-week seminar, explore these issues under the guidance of Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a Duke professor, psychiatrist, and theologian, along with other guest teachers, including research psychologists and practicing counselors. We'll learn from their expertise and discuss your questions over shared meals at the CCS House.

This reading group meets every other week to discuss writings by Christian women, past and present, with a particular focus on issues of sex, gender, family, equality, and interdependence. Past authors have included Perpetua, Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pizan, Jane Austen, Dorothy Day, Pauli Murray, Erika Bachiochi, and Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Readings are selected by the group, so come with your suggestions!

Amid today’s mental health crisis, the world hungers for answers to urgent questions: Why is mental health, especially of young people, worsening? Are counseling and psychiatric medication effective treatments, and how should we discern when to use them? What factors protect against the development of mental illness and encourage genuine human flourishing? Christianity's teachings about body, soul, sin, suffering, and personhood provide a unique and vital perspective on these questions, both theoretical and practical. In this six-week seminar, explore these issues under the guidance of Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a Duke professor, psychiatrist, and theologian, along with other guest teachers, including research psychologists and practicing counselors. We'll learn from their expertise and discuss your questions over shared meals at the CCS House.

Amid today’s mental health crisis, the world hungers for answers to urgent questions: Why is mental health, especially of young people, worsening? Are counseling and psychiatric medication effective treatments, and how should we discern when to use them? What factors protect against the development of mental illness and encourage genuine human flourishing? Christianity's teachings about body, soul, sin, suffering, and personhood provide a unique and vital perspective on these questions, both theoretical and practical. In this six-week seminar, explore these issues under the guidance of Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a Duke professor, psychiatrist, and theologian, along with other guest teachers, including research psychologists and practicing counselors. We'll learn from their expertise and discuss your questions over shared meals at the CCS House.

This reading group meets every other week to discuss writings by Christian women, past and present, with a particular focus on issues of sex, gender, family, equality, and interdependence. Past authors have included Perpetua, Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pizan, Jane Austen, Dorothy Day, Pauli Murray, Erika Bachiochi, and Kristin Kobes Du Mez. Readings are selected by the group, so come with your suggestions!

Amid today’s mental health crisis, the world hungers for answers to urgent questions: Why is mental health, especially of young people, worsening? Are counseling and psychiatric medication effective treatments, and how should we discern when to use them? What factors protect against the development of mental illness and encourage genuine human flourishing? Christianity's teachings about body, soul, sin, suffering, and personhood provide a unique and vital perspective on these questions, both theoretical and practical. In this six-week seminar, explore these issues under the guidance of Dr. Warren Kinghorn, a Duke professor, psychiatrist, and theologian, along with other guest teachers, including research psychologists and practicing counselors. We'll learn from their expertise and discuss your questions over shared meals at the CCS House.

Believing in “The Holy Land”: Religion in the Israel-Palestine Conflict

The current war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza has a long history. Over centuries of conflict, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim peoples have laid claim to the land they all understand as holy. In the last year and a half, religious rhetoric has been used to justify and escalate violence. It can be difficult to talk about these contentious and emotionally charged issues. However, we can move forward by engaging in thoughtful conversations with peers from diverse political and religious backgrounds.

At this semester’s et Religio Symposium, we’ll hear from three experts on the role of religion in the current Israel-Palestine conflict. Coming from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian backgrounds, these guests also bring expertise on political science, public policy, and religious leadership. We'll ask: What does the Israel-Palestine region mean for these three different religious traditions? How do religion, ethnicity, and nationality interact in Israeli and Palestinian identities? How much of the conflict is religious, and how much is political? And how do Christian beliefs about the Jewish people and Israel influence United States foreign policy. We’ll examine ways that religion contributes to conflict as well as religious resources for peace and reconciliation.

Meeting over a meal, we aim to foster civil, constructive conversations about these complex issues, listening to diverse religious and nonreligious perspectives. No matter what you believe, you’re welcome at the table.