About Practice & Presence

Are you a Christian in health care who longs to connect your work with your Christian commitments? Do you believe that the church should matter for modern health care? One weekend each fall, nurses, physicians, therapists, chaplains, and other health care practitioners gather together with faculty, students, and alumni of Duke Divinity School to: 

  • Tune our eyes and hearts to see how God is present in our work in healthcare 
  • Engage scripture, theology, and Christian history—open to how our imaginations and practices might be transformed 
  • Grow in friendship with each other in the context of shared meals, conversation, prayer, and worship 
  • Rest, reflect, and respond to God’s love for us and the world. 
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The Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative at Duke Divinity School invites you to join us for Practice & Presence: A Gathering for Christians in Health Care, to be held in Goodson Chapel September 12-13, 2025. Registration is now open!

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