Patty Van Cappellen at Duke University, Ward B. Davis at Wheaton College, and team will explore flourishing-related benefits and challenges of virtual religious service participation among US evangelical and Black Protestant Christians with congregants of churches where digital worship is common.

Jesse Fox and collaborators will investigate the impact of the ancient Christian practice of contemplative prayer on human flourishing through four studies, including a randomized controlled trial in collaboration with the Contemplative Outreach network.

To help facilitate evidence-based mental health care that's compatible with Indonesian religious beliefs, faith leaders will collaborate with psychologists to develop a “mental health toolkit” that can serve as a first point of contact for individuals with psychological or mental health difficulties.

This event from The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome seeks to strengthen connections between psychology, philosophy, and Christian anthropology, expanding research capacity at pontifical institutions and offering secular scholars new perspectives on theological approaches to flourishing.