Engaging in dialogues that link the sciences with spirituality, and involving scholars and scientists from various disciplines, cultures, and traditions to develop conceptual frameworks for multi-disciplinary research in spirituality, healing, and health care.
Exploring the epistemology of spirituality, and developing alternative methods with scientific inquiry into the spiritual dimension.
Exploring the contribution of spirituality to health science, and correlating spirituality, healing, and health outcomes, with a scientific approach to healing mechanisms, etc.
Investigating the healing effects of alternative methods of health care, in the context of treating individuals, families and communities in crisis, as well as in larger scale events such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, war, and famine.