The Collegium Institute presents the Winged Ox Forum, a new community of fellows devoted to exploring the relationship between the medical vocation and the Christian theological tradition. The Forum welcomes a small cohort of graduate students and resident physicians each semester to participate in six evening discussions over meals. The group fosters a community for friendly and professional encouragement, mentorship, sharing of research, and theological formation.

Some guiding questions include: What is health? How has the Christian tradition shaped modern medicine? How is the patient’s story connected to the narrative of scripture? How might we practice medicine in a way patterned on the life of Jesus, as a proclamation of the Gospel? Fellows are encouraged to draft goals for their medical career and to discuss their own theology of clinical practice.

Schedule:

1 Oct.
22 Oct. Creation. How we know about the natural world. Scientific method and its origins. Motivations and limits of empirical knowledge.
29 Oct. Christ. The Incarnation. Healing as participation and calling. Luke’s embodied focus.
5 Nov. Theological anthropology pt. I: What are human beings? What are we for?
19 Nov. Theological anthropology pt. II: What is health? What does it look like? Cultural models.
3 Dec. Theological anthropology pt. III: What is medicine? What are the rituals of medicine today?