dʒˈeɪmz fɹˈæŋklɪn tʃˈɪldɹɛs; bˈɔːɹn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ɪz ɐ fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ ænd θiːəlˈoʊdʒən hˌuːz skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ɐdɹˈɛsᵻz ˈɛθɪks, pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli bˌaɪoʊmˈɛdɪkəl ˈɛθɪks.
James Franklin Childress (; born October 4, 1940) is a philosopher and theologian whose scholarship addresses ethics, particularly biomedical ethics.