Pandemic Response and Religion in the United States represents an initial archiving of online materials related to religion and the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. Materials are organized by thematic category and can be searched by keywords. This database will encourage further research into religion and pandemic response. We hope that such research will in turn serve to guide policy decisions by religious organizations and governments. It will also serve as a foundation for teaching about religion and health, disaster response, and other key issues at the high school and college levels. This project was made possible by a WMU Meader Presidential Endowment Covid19 Response Grant. The project’s principle investigator (PI) is Dr. Stephen Covell and the co-PI is Dr. Diane Riggs. Data was collected by the following graduate students in the Department of Comparative Religion: Cameron Borg, Gerald Brooks, Jarrett Stalinger and Emily Warren.
Submissions from 2020
Buddhist Nun Recommends Calming the Mind to Cope with Pandemic, The World and Karma Lekshe Tsomo
We Joined a Ramadan Celebration in Animal Crossing, Dexter Thomas
Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center & Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery Web Page, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center & Kumbum Chamtse Ling Monastery
Closing Mosques – Islamic Justifications for Coronavirus Lockdowns, Sajid Umar and Islam 21C
UChicago Divinity School/ AP-NORC Poll: Few feel restrictions on in-person worship violate freedom of religion, University of Chicago-Divinity School and The Associated Press- NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
JAINA Newsletter : Corona Virus, Jain Center News, Six Dravyas of Jainism, etc..., Mahesh Wadher
Lectures on Christian Science, Melanie Wahlberg, Tom McElroy, and Michelle Nanouche
The Rightwing Christian Preachers in Deep Denial Over Covid-19's Danger, Jason Wilson
“Six Feet Apart We’re Closer than Ever”: Budhism in Canada and the United States during the pandemic, Jeff Wilson and The Jivaka Project
Pamela Winfield: A meditation on Buddhism in the time of pandemic, Pamela D. Winfield
Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To, N.T. Wright
Faith in the Time of Coronavirus, Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research
‘Timeless Message of Unity’ Resonates on Holy Day Celebrating Buddhism, Amidst Pandemic, Jing Zhang