Laying the Foundations
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CSHRS was founded in 2003 at Indiana State University by
Dr. Thomas Johnson and Dr. Jean Kristeller with the
support of the Metanexus Institute.
2006 – Identified as a Center of Regional Distinction by ISU
Mission
The Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and
Spirituality (CSHRS) established as a
collaborative partnership of academics,
researchers, and practitioners to promote
dialogue, scholarship, and service regarding the
interrelationships between the domains of
health, religion, and spirituality.
The purpose of the Center is threefold:
To examine these relationships within a framework that
encourages and values the contributions of
interdisciplinary commentary and scholarship
 To engage in cutting edge research that generates
external funding and further research
 To translate acquired knowledge into innovative
programs and services to the wider community (i.e.,
interfaith dialogue, pastoral counseling, support
services for loss/trauma, etc.)
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Our History…
Conferences
Funded Initiatives
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Mindfulness Meditation
Research Program
Spirituality & Addiction
Research Program
Integrating Spirituality
into Health Care
Interventions
Forgiveness, Altruism, &
Aggression Research
Program
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Addictions and Spirituality
End of Life Issues
Facing Loss
Meditation and Spirituality
Healing Rhythms:
Conference and Workshop
on Music and Meditation
Healing Rhythms II: The
Second International Tai
Chi/ Qigong for Health
Conference
Initiative Benchmarks
Predicted Fall 2012
Actual Fall 2012
Faculty Fellows Program (# of
participants/ # of publications,
grant proposals, or courses
developed by fellows)
2/0
0
Attendance at Annual Conference
50
70
Number of papers or programs
submitted for presentation at
Annual Conference
16/10
9/21
Proportion of conference costs
covered by registration fees and
other fees (book sales, vendors,
etc.)
20%
0
CE Workshops
(attendance/percentage of costs
covered by registration fees)
30/10%
0
Additional Programming (3rd
Thursdays, Interfaith Initiative,
Cosponsored programs, etc). # of
programs/attendance
6/150
8/527
Retention rate for students
involved in Center courses and
programs
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TBD
Present
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ISU Interfaith Fellowship
Miracle on 7th St.
World AIDS Day
Religion Panel- Social Justice
Committee
7th Annual Interdisciplinary
Conference
Chicago-based playwright and
actress Rohina Malik and
human rights activist Stephen
Wessler
Recent Accomplishments
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“Dealing with grief during a
season of celebration” December
23, 2012 Dr. Christine Kennedy
in The Tribune Star
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Kristeller, J. L. and Rapgay, L.
(2013). Buddhism: A Blend of
Religion, Spirituality, and
Psychology. In Kenneth
Pargament. APA Handbook of
Psychology, Religion, and
Spirituality. Washington, DC:
American Psychological
Association Press. Vol. 1.
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Johnson, T. (2013). Addiction and
the Search for the Sacred:
Religion, Spirituality, and the
Origins and Treatment of
Substance Use Disorders. In
Kenneth Pargament. APA
Handbook of Psychology,
Religion, and Spirituality.
Washington, DC: American
Psychological Association
Press. Vol. 2.
UP Collaborative Programs
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The Institute for
Community SustainabilityBrown Bag Series
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Center for Health,
Wellness, and LifeEnrichment
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Interprofessional
Collaborative Practice
Care for the Caregiver
Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction Workshop
Wellness Symposium
(with Union Hospital, and
ISU Wellness, and Applied
Health Sciences)
ISU/ Community Collaborative Programs
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Campus Ministries- Brown
Bag Series
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College of Education- Ethics
course Fall 2013 Dr. Mary
Howard-Hamilton, Dr.
Kandace Hinton, and Dr.
Christine Kennedy
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Using the narrative of Black
women writers
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The Community Semester- The
Cognitive, Spiritual, and
Neural Effects of Aging:
Challenges and Opportunities
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Contemplative Garden
Meditation Group
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ISU/ Community Collaborative Programs
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CSHRS Partners
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Islamic Center of Terre Haute
Saudi Student Association
Hebrew Congregation of Terre
Haute
Maple Center for Integrative
Health
Union Hospital
Rotary of Terre Haute
Sisters of Providence
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Loyola University Maryland
Minority Health Coalition of Vigo
County
ISU Yoga and Meditation Club
Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist
Center of Santa Fe
Hospice of the Wabash Valley
“Eadem mutato resurgo”