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

Laying the Foundations

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.

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.)

The purpose of the Center is threefold:

Our History…

Mindfulness Meditation Research Program

Spirituality & Addiction Research Program

Integrating Spirituality into Health Care Interventions

Forgiveness, Altruism, & Aggression Research Program

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

Funded Initiatives Conferences

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

- TBD

Present

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 “Dealing with grief during a

season of celebration” December 23, 2012 Dr. Christine Kennedy in The Tribune Star

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.

  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

The Institute for Community Sustainability-Brown Bag Series

Center for Health, Wellness, and Life-Enrichment

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

Campus Ministries- Brown Bag Series

College of Education- Ethics course Fall 2013 Dr. Mary Howard-Hamilton, Dr. Kandace Hinton, and Dr. Christine Kennedy

Using the narrative of Black women writers

The Community Semester- The Cognitive, Spiritual, and Neural Effects of Aging: Challenges and Opportunities

Contemplative Garden Meditation Group

ISU/ Community Collaborative Programs

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CSHRS Partners 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”