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Pre-eminent scholar Professor Tyler J. VanderWeele, director of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, joins us from the US to introduce his new book, A Theology of Health: Wholeness and Human Flourishing. Winner of the Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Research Center Book Award, Professor VanderWeele brings philosophy, theology, empirical research and clinical expertise together to present a Christian understanding of health—both of the body, and of the person—as the wholeness intended by God, but marred by sin. A Theology of Health is an essential theological exploration that seeks to promote health, healing, and flourishing of the whole person.
This not-to-be-missed webinar is co-hosted with the de Nicola Centre for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. The session will be introduced and moderated by the Director of the Plunkett Centre for Ethics at Australian Catholic University, and affiliate of the Harvard Human Flourishing program, Dr Xavier Symons.
Time: 9 October 8am AEDT/8 October 5pm EDT
Register: https://tinyurl.com/PlunkettVanderWeele
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Praise for A Theology of Health:
"A watershed book. ... If this book is given its due, it could mark the beginning of a new and even stunning moment—one that makes space for explicitly theological ideas and reflection within the highest-level academic discussions of health." —Professor Charles C. Camosy, Public Discourse.
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