Thomas Moore is the author of the bestselling book “Care of the Soul,” and he’ll be leading discussions about the spirit and soul of medical practice at Sinclair Community College on Thursday.
“Today we see the body as primary and the soul as something amorphous, ill-defined and difficult to fit into the modern paradigm. Even enlightened health-care workers speak easily of the mind-body-spirit connection, not even noticing the soul is missing,” wrote Moore on his careofthesoul.net blog. “The classical trinity has always been body-soul-spirit.”
Besides “Care of the Soul,” Moore has written “Writing in the Sand: The Spirituality of Jesus and the Soul of the Gospels” and “The Guru of Golf: And Other Stories About the Game of Life.” He’s written about a dozen additional books on deepening spirituality and cultivating the soul in life.
Moore lectures frequently about holistic medicine, spirituality, psychotherapy and the arts.
The Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University organized this conference. Other major sponsors include Good Samaritan Hospital, Hospice of Dayton and Miami Valley Hospital Premier Health Partners.
Dr. Evangeline Andarsio, chairwoman of the conference, said, “From (Moore’s) experience having a disease himself, he talks about the patients and how they need to be open to the idea of their illness being a transformative experience.” Andarsio is co-director of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Healer’s Art program.
“This conference will not only touch health care professionals but patients, as well,” she said. “In fact, we’re all patients.”
Contact contributing writer Pamela Dillon at pamdillon@woh.rr.com.
About the Author