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Book SynopsisExamines how the dynamics emerging from the pandemic affect our most vulnerable populations and shape a new religious landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic upset virtually every facet of society and, in many cases, exposed gross inequality and dysfunction. The particular dynamics emerging from the coronavirus pandemic have been felt most intensely by America's most vulnerable populations, who are disproportionately people of color and the working poor, the people whom the Bible refers to as the least of these.
This book makes the case that the pandemic was not just a medical phenomenon, or an economic or social one, but also a religious one. Religious practice has been altered in profound ways. Controversies around religious freedom have been re-ignited over debates concerning whether government can restrict church services. Christian white supremacists not only defied shelter in place orders, but found new ways to propagate racist attacks, with their White Christian iden
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Truly exceptional. The inclusion of multi-ethnic voices and intersectional worldviews representing those most impacted by COVID-19 represents a major contribution to multiple disciplinary fields. -- Teresa L. Fry Brown, Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
In this timely and urgent book, Floyd-Thomas has done an excellent job gathering an impressive group of diverse scholars. What makes the volume interesting and important is the variety of methods the book employs in thinking about race and religion in relation to the pandemic. -- J. Kameron Carter, author of Race: A Theological Account
This book troubles readers to think more deeply about the impact of White supremacy—and the hope of Black and Brown love and defiance—as COVID-19 lingers on. * Christian Century *
