Podcast: Addiction, Personhood and Christian Communities

Jan 16, 2026
Medicine & Medical Ethics Church/Parachurch Mental Health Podcast
Quentin Genuis
Quentin’s new book, Recovering People, weaves emergency medicine, theology, and life in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to explore addiction, personhood, and recovery. He calls churches and communities to address the deep hunger for connection with compassion and humility.
Quentin Genuis

Quentin Genuis

Professional-in-Residence; Emergency Physician (St. Paul's Hospital) & Physician Ethicist (Providence Health Care)

Dr. Quentin Genuis is an Emergency Physician at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver and the Physician Ethicist for Providence Health Care. He teaches in academic, clinical, professional, and lay settings on issues related to bioethics, compassion, addiction, and theological anthropology.

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