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DESCRIPTION:Join Countway Library and the MCPHS Center for Health Humanitie
 s for the official launch of A. David Lewis' newest book\, Body\, Soul\, an
 d Comics: Graphic Religion and Graphic Medicine! Q&A\, book sales\, and boo
 k signing to follow. Light refreshments will be provided.\n\nAbout the Book
 \n\nBody\, Soul\, and Comics: Graphic Religion and Graphic Medicine follows
  A. David Lewis's unique scholarly journey through graphic religion and gra
 phic medicine\, exploring how comics intersect with healthcare\, clinical p
 ractice\, spirituality\, patient experience\, and belief. Drawing on more t
 han two decades of academic research\, Lewis reframes both fields through t
 he distinct narrative and visual language of comics.\n\nThough often seen a
 s opposites—spiritual versus scientific—religion and medicine share concern
 s with selfhood\, community\, personal well-being\, and transformation. Thr
 ough comics\, Lewis reveals these shared concerns and examines how selfhood
 \, identity\, and embodiment emerge through visual storytelling.\n\nBlendin
 g scholarship with autobiography\, Lewis weaves personal moments—a religiou
 s conversion\, experiences with anxiety\, and academic work within a health
 care setting—into a broader analysis of representation and meaning in comic
  books. His account resists the traditional divide between theory and lived
  experience\, grounding abstract ideas in the personal and the visual.
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LOCATION:Harvard Longwood Campus\, Countway Library\, Floor 1: Room 103
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SUMMARY:Author Series: Body\, Soul\, and Comics 
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URL:https://events.mcphs.edu/event/body-soul-comics
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