Dr. Kinghorn is a psychiatrist whose work centers on the role of religious communities in caring for persons with mental health problems and on ways in which Christians engage practices of modern health care. Jointly appointed within Duke Divinity School and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of Duke University Medical Center, he is co-director of the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative and is a staff psychiatrist at the Durham VA Medical Center. He has written on the moral and theological dimensions of combat trauma and moral injury, on the moral and political context of psychiatric diagnosis, and on the way that St. Thomas Aquinas’ image of the human as wayfarer might inform contemporary practices of ministry and mental health care.
Recent Books
In the Media
Kinghorn on the Christian journey with medication and depression
Kinghorn: Mental Health, Psychiatry, and the Christian Faith
Warren Kinghorn on trauma, ministry and healing in 2021
News and Stories
Warren Kinghorn Casts a Christian Vision for Mental Health Care
Dr. Warren Kinghorn, M.D., Th.D., has written a new book, "Wayfaring: A Christian Approach to Mental Health Care," published July 11, 2024 by Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Devoted Team of “Trauma Champions” Envisions Changes to the University Classroom
Professors Jan Holton and Warren Kinghorn lead a Bass Connections project that explores the ways that trauma impacts students’ experiences in higher education.
Upcoming Events
While modern psychiatry has undoubtedly enhanced the quality of life for many, it frequently falls short of addressing the holistic well-being of those it seeks to serve. Participants are invited to consider the successes and limitations of current mental health practices, highlighting the necessity of a more comprehensive paradigm of healing rooted in Christian tradition and praxis.