RELG 2650

Great class, easy reading, discussions are fun.

Lectures could be extremely boring, but the videos and readings were really actually very interesting. The midterm and final were pretty specific, but he gives you a comprehensive review sheet for both so you know what to focus on. Overall, good class.

Great intro to various ethical questions in health care. Prof Childress is one of the foremost figures in this field, so he knows all about current issues- wrote the textbook himself. Lectures can be quite dry- he basically follows a pre-printed outline, so people often skipped. Tends to be a fair amount of reading, so it's pretty easy to fall behind- just don't leave it all until exam time- cramming is NOT fun

Great class. Childress' lectures can be a little boring, as his voice inflection can put some to sleep. However, if you are interested in contemporary science and the relgious views behind it, then take it!

This class is great for anyone interested in the medical field. Childress pioneered this subject, the theology and ethics of medicine, and his lectures are interesting and well outlined in a study guide.

Prof. Childress' lectures seemed scattered. Maybe I'm just not an ethics lover though so it may be different depending on your interesting in religious bioethics. If anything, it helps to build a basic understanding of concepts and terminology associated with ethics in medical care.

Take this class! It's my favorite so far. Keep up with the readings- it's a lot of material to cover, but its interesting. The topic of Ethics is something you can take with you. Howard Pickett is awesome!

Childress is clearly at the top of the field of bioethics. He literally wrote the textbook. Lectures are sometimes interesting, particularly if you are genuinely interested in that particular topic, but they are often less than gripping. Fridays are almost always optional movie days, and you can study for the midterm pretty much exclusively from the book and the booklet of readings. Try to get Scott Bailey as a TA -- he has a really insightful perspective and leads a good discussion.

Such interesting material - great way to determine own views on such controversial medical topics. Tests were fair and discussion sections were stimulating.

really loved the class, did a lot for my perspectives. there is a lot of reading, but it is bearable and enjoyable