-- Humanist Network News #26

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Summary: In HNN #26 we travel to Yale University to speak to formersurgeon and author Dr. Richard Selzer about humanism and healing.Selzer's vivid autobiographical essays give us a rare glimpse into asurgeon's world. Selzer's literature marries the harsh realities ofblood, broken bones and death with the compassionate reflections of ahumanist and a healer. His books include: Mortal Lessons: Notes on the Art of Surgery, Confessions of a Knife, and Letters to a Young Doctor.

Segment 1: Faith, Atheism & Healing

Interview: Dr. Richard Selzer reads an excerpt from his memoir, Down From Troy: A Doctor Comes of Age. He speaks with HNN co-host Duncan Crary about his relationship to faith as a surgeon, an author and a humanist.

End: 19:30

Segment 2: The Surgeon as Priest

Interview: Selzer reads an excerpt of "The Surgeon As Priest" from Mortal Lessons.He talks about his decision to donate his body to science and shareshis views on the religious controversies regarding stem-cell researchand physician assisted suicide.

End: 33:15

Segment 3: Humanism & The Art of Surgery

Interview: Selzer reads another excerpt of "The Surgeon As Priest" from Mortal Lessons.He explains why he infuses humanistic ideas into his writing aboutsurgery. Dr. Selzer also shows Duncan the Gutenberg Bible on display atthe Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

End: 43:35

Segment 4: On Suburban Mega Churches

Listener Comment: In response to last month's interview withsuburban sprawl critic James Howard Kunstler, HNN listener CharlesSontag points out that rise of suburban mega churches has had anegative impact on politics, social relations and religion.

End: 48:30

Segment 5: Answering to the Swedes

Interview:Swedish physicist SÃren Holst visited the Institutefor Humanist Studies to learn about humanism in the United States. Thisis an excerpt from his conversation with IHS President Larry Jonesregarding the separation of religion and government.

End: 58:00

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