Fred Glennon, Ph.D. (Courses) Professor (RH 227) Department of Religious Studies Le Moyne College Syracuse, New York 13214  (315)445-4774

REL 300-02

Date	Class Topics and Reading Assignments
1/13	Introductions
1/15	Class Covenant and Review of materials on Blackboard and my course web site Fred Glennon, "Religion and Healing for Physicians' Assistants" (This essay is a draft for a volume on Teaching Religion and Healing to be published by Oxford University Press.  It will introduce you to my thinking about this course:  issues to address, pedagogical approach, and the like.  Your feedback would be helpful.) Syllabus (http://webserver.lemoyne.edu/~glennon/rel300.htm) Learning Covenant Guidelines (see electronic syllabus) Activity Options (see electronic syllabus)
1/20	Defining Health, Illness, Culture and Religion Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, chapter 1 (1-15) Clifford Geertz, “Religion as a Cultural System,” in Interpretation of Cultures (Basic Books 1977), 87-125 (in notebook).
1/22	Religion and Healing Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, chapter 4 (40-55)
1/27	Health, Medicine, and Meaning David Kinsley, "The Ideology of Modern Medical Culture," in Health, Healing, and Religion, 168-184 (in notebook)
1/29	The Faith Factor in Healing Abigail Evans, "The Fullness of Time for a New Health Ministry," in The Healing Church (Pilgrim Press 1999), 29-50 (in notebook)  Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care, 94-10 (annotated listing of top studies on the role of religion and spirituality in health (Learning Covenants Due)
2/3	Religious Groups Encountered: Mainline Christian · Religious Traditions & Health Care Decision (white notebook) (Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Southern Baptist, United Methodist)
2/5	Religious Groups Encountered: Sectarian Christian · Religious Traditions & Health Care Decision (white notebook) (Assemblies of God, Church of God in Christ, Jehovah's Witness, Christian Science, Seventh Day Adventist, Anabaptist)
2/10	Religious Groups Encountered: Jewish, Islamic, Hindu, Scientology and Buddhist · Religious Traditions & Health Care Decision (white notebook) · Scientology Technology: The Spiritual Factors in Regaining Good Health
2/12	Dietary Practices and Folk Remedies Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, 56-60, 122-134 This is a "show and tell" class.  Bring in the homemade remedies for illness (cold, flu, etc.) that your family (nuclear and extended) have used over time.
2/17	Group Work on Presentations
2/19	Medical Rejections of Religious Practice Case Study:  Circumcision Christine Gudorf, "A Question of Compromise" (in mailboxes) Cultural and Religious Issues Associated with Circumcision (Review one or more of the sites here to get a sense of the issues raised about circumcision)
2/24	Pain, Suffering, Theodicy Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures, 32-39. Margaret E. Mohrmann, "Someone is Always Playing Job," 62-79 (in notebook)
2/26	Alternative Therapies Guest: Dr. Shu, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncturist Understanding Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Scientific American video, "Needles and Nerves" (A look at acupuncture and scientific discussion of its effectiveness)
3/1-3/5	Spring Break - No Classes
3/9	A Grief Observed C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
3/11	Care and Counseling of the Dying Person Guest:  Sister Kathleen, Frances House Daniel Callahan, “Pursuing a Peaceful Death,” in The Troubled Dream of Life (Georgetown University Press 2000), 187-219 (in notebook and on Blackboard)
3/16	Spirituality, Healing, and Complementary/Alternative Medicine Fred Frohock, "Holistic Medicine," in Healing Powers, 173-206 (in blue notebook and on Blackboard) Guest Presenter, Dr. Powell, Health and Healing Center (Certified Reiki Master) Shamanic Healing Ayurvedic Medicine Scientific American video, "Therapeutic Touch"
3/18	Student Presentations
3/23	Student Presentations
3/25	Student Presentations
3/30	Film Presentation
4/1	Film Discussion · Karen Lebacqz, "Empowerment in the Clinical Setting" (in blue book, Blackboard, and electronic reserve in library)
4/6	Student Presentations
4/8	Holy Thursday - No Class
4/13	Healing and Play The purpose of this day is to use class time to play, either individually or in groups (play a board game, play basketball, etc).  You may not use this time to catch up on work in other classes.  Each of you will be required to make a report on 4/15 regarding what you did and the impact it had on your day.
4/15	Patient Pathographies David Kinsley, "The Patient Speaks" (in blue book, electronic reserves, Blackboard) · Jerome Groopman, "Matt" (in blue book, electronic reserves, Blackboard) · Arthur Frank, "The Quest Narrative" (in blue book, electronic reserves, Blackboard)
4/20	Organ Donation Allen Verhey, "Organ Transplants: Death, Dis-organ-ization, and the Need for Religious Ritual," in Caring Well, ed. David Smith (Westminster/John Knox Press, 2000), 147-169 (in blue book, electronic reserves, Blackboard)
4/22	The Physicians Assistant’s Covenant William May, "The Physician’s Covenant," (in blue book of readings, electronic reserve, and Blackboard) Hippocratic Oath University of Rochester Oath Ritual Observance Papers Due
4/27	Spirituality in Patient Care Harold Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care, 1-44
4/29	Spirituality in Patient Care (cont.) - Last Day of Class Harold Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care, 45-87.