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    How Religion Shapes The Way People Approach Medicine

    Some medical schools are finding ways to teach students about religion and how it can play a role between doctors and patients.
    Aug 30, 2018 3 minutes
    More than 30 states allow religious exemptions from child abuse and neglect laws. (Semevent/Pixabay)

    More than 30 states allow religious exemptions from child abuse and neglect laws. Now, some medical schools are finding ways to teach students about religion and how it can play a role between doctors and patients.

    Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Dr. Ray Barfield, professor of pediatrics and also a professor of Christian philosophy at Duke Divinity School, which has a program focused on theology, medicine and culture.

    “As physicians, we depend on families trusting us, but understanding

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