Name: Dr. Raymond Barfield critiques medicine’s conception of the body as a machine @DukeDivinitySchool
Uploaded: 2018-12-14T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Raymond Barfield, pediatric oncologist and Duke Divinity Professor, speaks with Jeff Polish, professional storyteller, about learning to be present to suffering in the pediatric oncology ward. The conversation took place at Practice and Presence 2018, the annual conference of the Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative.

Dr. Raymond Barfield critiques medicine’s conception of the body as a machine @DukeDivinitySchool

Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago

Raymond Barfield, pediatric oncologist and Duke Divinity Professor, speaks with Jeff Polish, professional storyteller, about learning to be present to suffering in the pediatric oncology ward. The conversation took place at Practice and Presence 2018, the annual conference of the Duke Theology, Medicine, and Culture Initiative.

Dr. Raymond Barfield critiques medicine’s conception of the body as a machine