Spiritual Transformation and Health through the LifeCycle,
June 3, 2003
A. NAME AND LOCATION
Spiritual Transformation and Health through the LifeCycle
Radnor, Pennsylvania
June 3, 2003
B. SPONSORS
SAMUELI INSTITUTE
Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science
Institute for Research on Unlimited Love
Others
C. PURPOSE AND FOCUS
To discuss how human’s complex brains, unique imaginations, communicative
abilities, reasoning powers, moral sense and spiritual and religious promptings
give rise to the practice of unselfish love for neighbors and those who are now
previously known.
D. AUDIENCE
Scholars of diverse disciplines, clergy and religious leader, activists,
philosophers, basic and clinical scientists.
E. OUTCOME
The papers presented at the conference were published in a
Samueli Institute Proceedings in September 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD FROM THE ORGANIZERS v
Ronald A. Chez (Samueli Institute for Information Biology)
Wayne B. Jonas (Samueli Institute for Information Biology)
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS vi
CONTRIBUTED MANUSCRIPTS
MAPPING SPIRITUAL CARE 1
David J. Hufford, Ph.D.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND ANALYSIS CONSIDERATIONS 22
FOR SPIRITUAL CARE INTERVENTIONS
Chris Feudtner, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
MEDITATION AND SPIRITUALITY FOR 42
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Michael J. Baime, M.D.
THE HEALING POWER OF ALTRUISTIC LOVE: 53
EFFECTS ON PHYSICAL HEALTH
Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES FROM AN INTENSIVE 62
RETREAT PROGRAM: THE HOFFMAN QUADRINITY PROCESS
Raz Ingrasci
ENHANCED SPIRITUAL CARE: 73
WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
Chaplain (Major) Bill Sager
ECONOMIC ISSUES IN SPIRITUAL CARE DELIVERY 79
James H. Albins
CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
James H. Albins
The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the
Betterment of Humanity
200 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston MA 02115
albinsj@marybakereddylibrary.org
Michael J. Baime, M.D.
Penn Program for Stress Management
1845 Walnut Street, 12th floor
Philadelphia PA 19103
baime@mail.med.upenn.edu
Ronald A. Chez, M.D.
Samueli Institute for Information Biology
2101 E Coast Highway, Suite 300
Corona del Mar CA 92625
rchez@siib.org
Chris Feudtner, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
General Pediatrics
3535 Market, Room 1523
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,
North
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia PA 19104
Feudtner@email.chop.edu
David J. Hufford, Ph.D.
Department of Humanities
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey Medical Center
Hershey PA 17033
dhufford@psu.edu
Charles J “Raz” Ingrasci
Hoffman Institute
223 San Anselmo Ave, Suite 4
San Anselmo CA 94960
raz@hoffmaninstitute.org
Wayne B. Jonas, M.D.
Samueli Institute for Information Biology
121 S. St. Asaph Street, Suite 200
Alexandria VA 22314
wjonas@siib.org
Harold G. Koenig, M.D.
Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3400
Durham, NC 27710
Koenig@geri.duke.edu
Chaplain (Major) Bill Sager
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
DMPC, Building 2, 3C17
6900 Georgia Ave, NW
Washington DC 20307-5001
bill.sager@us.army.mil