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St. Thekla Pilgrimage:
Wholeness & Health in a Secular World
This year's St. Thekla Pilgrimage will be held September 21st-23rd at the Antiochian Village and will be presided over by His Grace, Bishop THOMAS. The theme is 'Wholeness & Health in a Secular World'. The keynote speaker will be Dr. H. Tristam Engelhardt, Jr.
For more information on the pilgrimage and to register, please download and fill out the registration form. The schedule is included in the registration form, but can also be downloaded ala carte'.
About Dr. Englehardt
H. TRISTRAM ENGELHARDT, JR., born in 1941 in Texas, is an American philosopher, holding doctorates in both Philosophy (University of Texas at Austin, 1969) and Medicine (Tulane University, 1972). He is a professor of philosophy at Rice University in Houston, Texas, specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine, particularly from the standpoint of continental philosophy. He is also a professor emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine, and a members of the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Public Policy. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Christian Bioethics, and Philosophy and Medicine. Dr. Engelhardt is a member of St George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Houston, Texas where he assists at the chanters' stand as a tonsured Reader.