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Conversation: Next Generation Faith & Health Initiative

Jonathan Lee Walton joins Lisa Miller and Howard Koh for a conversation exploring how faith and spirituality shape health, resilience and well-being across generations. Registration required.

A livestream to YouTube is planned for this event.

Drawing from neuroscience, public health and theological reflection, the panelists consider how faith can serve as a vital resource for healing and flourishing, particularly for young people and communities.

Open to students, faculty, and members of the wider Princeton community, this public gathering will model how scholarship and faith-based leadership can intersect to advance a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to human flourishing, in service of the common good.

This event is free, and, as space is limited, and we kindly ask guests to register through the linked form. Enter through the Community Room for refreshments beginning at 4:30 p.m. Books will be available for sale from Labyrinth Books.

About the Speakers:

Lisa Miller, Ph.D.

Lisa Miller is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is a pioneering voice on the neuroscience of spirituality and its role in adolescent well-being. Her research has shown that spiritual development is strongly associated with resilience, lower rates of depression and substance use, and overall mental health. She is the author of "The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life."

Howard Koh, M.D., M.P.H.

Howard Koh is the Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Harvard Kennedy School. A physician and public health leader, he has served as U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health and Commissioner of Public Health for Massachusetts. His work has advanced national conversations on health equity, prevention and community well-being, and his recent scholarship highlights spirituality as a critical determinant of health.

Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton

Jonathan Lee Walton became president of Princeton Theological Seminary in 2023. Dr. Walton is trained as a social ethicist whose scholarship focuses on the intersection of evangelical Christianity, mass media, and political culture. He is the author of two books: "Watch This! The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism"  and "A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World." 

Walton has published widely across various academic journals, books, magazines and newspapers. His insights have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Time magazine and PBS. Walton is a member of the Humanities Advancement Council at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Dr. Walton earned his doctor of philosophy and master of divinity degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Presented with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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