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
Concern Rising Over Mikveh use Amid Coronavirus Epidemic, Jeremy Sharon
Religious Ideals Shaped the Broken U.S. Prison System. Can they also fix it?, Betsy Shirley
Mikvah During Coronavirus?, Rivkah Slonim
Indigenous Peoples Turning to Traditional Knowledge on COVID-19 Response, Carolyn Smith-Morris
Trump Cabinet's Bible Teacher Says Gays Cause 'God's Wrath' in COVID-19 Blog Post, Brooke Sopelsa
At Critical Time for Race Relations, Coronavirus Attacks Detroit's Black Church Leadership, Cassandra Spratling
Daoism and Disease in China and Diaspora, Michael Stanley-Baker and Society for Cultural Anthropology
Navajo Nation, Hit Hard by COVID-19, Comes Together to Protect its Most Vulnerable, Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, and Casey Kuhn
Pagan and Poly During COVID-19, Manny Tejeda-Moreno
ACF Native American COVID-19 Resources; Administration for Native Americans, The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Coronavirus Updates: Native Americans Put Digital Spin On Traditions Amid Pandemic, The Associated Press and CBS Minnesota
The Latest: Sixth nun dies of COVID-19 at Greenfield convent, The Associated Press and Fox 11 News
Buddhist Nun Recommends Calming the Mind to Cope with Pandemic, The World and Karma Lekshe Tsomo
Life at Tibetan Buddhist Nunneries During COVID-19 Pandemic, Tibetan Nuns Project
France’s Data Collection Rules Obscure the Racial Disparities of Covid-19, Annabelle Timsit
Detroit Nuns Step Up Ministry During Coronavirus Pandemic, Paula Tutman and Kayla Clarke
In Modi's India, Virus Fallout Inflames Divisions Between Muslims and Hindus, Alexandra Ulmer and Shipla Jamkhandikar
Helping Native Communities Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Ginny Underwood
Why I Decided to Immerse in the Mikvah During the Coronavirus Epidemic, Chana Weisberg
Religion Can Help Tackle Covid, Meeting Told, Tim Wyatt