A key component of the intellectual work of the Baylor ISR Program for Religion and Population Health (PRPH) is the qualitative exploration of themes related to healers and healing.  This includes a diverse program of research and writing on a variety of topics. 

Current subjects of interest include:

• religious and spiritual determinants of health and healing
• beliefs and practices of energy healers
• conceptual and theoretical models of salutogenesis/healing
• theological and bioethical issues at the interface of theology and medicine
• the history of esoteric healing traditions
• theoretical and methodological issues in integrative medicine, energy healing, and consciousness research
• the role of divine love in fostering health and healing