Religion and Public Health during the Time of COVID-19

• Other Authors: Flescher, Andrew (Editor), Zimbelman, Joel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; COVID-19; public health; religious practice; vaccination policy; vaccine hesitancy; religious authority; libertarianism; other-regard; moral decision-making; rights to health care
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This collection of essays addresses a range of topics probing the interface between religious practice and the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant attention is given to religious and cultural debates over health care policy as well as vaccination policy development in the United States, but contributions from Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe are included as well. In addition to the North American perspectives (with an emphasis on the white evangelical Christian encounter with public health regulation), the volume highlights voices from Islamic Nigeria and southern Africa, traditional Confucian culture, Greek Orthodoxy, Catholic social teaching, as well as the insights of Haṭha yoga from the Hindu tradition.