In this dynamic, engaging conversation, Dr. Puri will be in conversation with TMC Faculty about the ways that spiritual dimensions of life and death shape how people think about what matters most—and what doesn't—as they face their mortality.

The 2025 Payne Lecture in Faith, Justice, and Health Care will host Keisha L. Bentley-Edward, PhD., as this year's awardee and distinguished lecturer. Dr. Bentley-Edwards explores the intersection of race, gender, and religion in shaping health outcomes. Her presentation is titled "Black Women’s Religion and Their Health: When Individual and Institutional Factors Intersect."

Rev. Dr. Chelsea Brooke Yarborough is the associate director of leadership programming at the Association of Theological Schools. She earned her B.A. from Elon University (2012), her M.Div. from Wake Forest University School of Divinity (2015), and her Ph.D. in religion from Vanderbilt University (2021).