{"product_id":"the-covid-pandemic-and-the-worlds-religions-9781350349643","title":"The Covid Pandemic and the Worlds Religions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelievers from a variety of faith communities were asked to assess how the Covid pandemic has affected their faith. The anthology collects their responses to key questions, such as:   How does your faith explain why such events occur?  How has it affected your religious practices?  What changes has it necessitated?  What differences might we expect once the pandemic is over?  What have we learned from it?  Two exponents of each major religion and a number of minority faiths comment on these issues, combined with a concluding essay by the editors assessing the overall impact of the pandemic on religion worldwide. Faiths explored include Jewish, Christian, Islamic, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Sikh Baha'i, Jain, African Traditional Religion, Zoroastrian, Unitarian, Jehovah's Witnesses and Christian Science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor religions of all kinds, the imperative to remember is of great importance. As we tentatively move into a post-Covid society, it is easy to forget the impact the pandemic had on our understanding and practice of faith and spirituality. This remarkable collection of reflections from a very wide range of traditions should serve as a multi-faceted reminder to the deep religious and ethical issues which Covid created, uncovered and amplified. * Michael Ipgrave OBE, Bishop of Lichfield, UK *\u003cbr\u003eBy sharing experiences of the Covid Pandemic, people of different countries and beliefs will be better prepared to act together in the event of  future global threats to peace and prosperity. * Marcus Braybrooke, Former President of the World Congress of Faiths, UK *\u003cbr\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides and Dan Cohn-Sherbok have assembled an informed collection of contributors who provide a comparative window into how adherents of a wide variety of religious traditions responded to the global pandemic. Readers will learn not only how differently the religions understood and responded to the traumatic events, but also how united the human species is in drawing upon religion in times of need. * John W. Morehead, Director, Evangelical Chapter of the Foundation for Religious Diplomacy\/Multifaith Matters, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA collection of insightful responses and reflections from a wide variety of religious voices that are valuable in themselves and, as Rowan Williams says in the foreword, “They suggest that the process of distilling what is to be learned from the pandemic will need spiritual insight, not just a superficial optimism about doing better next time.\" * David Steers, Editor of Faith and Freedom, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Contributors Foreword, \u003ci\u003eRowan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliams, Former Archbishop of Canterbury\u003c\/i\u003e Acknowledgements Table of Acronyms 1. Covid and Religion – \u003ci\u003eChristopher Lewis, (Dean Emeritus, Christchurch Cathedral, Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Pandemics and Jewish Responses – \u003ci\u003eOliver Leaman (University of Kentucky, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Some Jewish Perspectives from the United States – \u003ci\u003eDavid J. Zucker (Rabbi and Author, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. Covid, Communion and Christianity – \u003ci\u003eClare Amos (World Council of Churches, Switzerland)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. We Can’t Forget: Conservative Protestants in the COVID-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eCamille Kaminski Lewis (Furman University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. “What people's hands have earned”: Islamic perspectives on Covid – \u003ci\u003eUsama Hasan (\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAl Quran Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. Glimpses into Islamic Perspectives and Practice – \u003ci\u003eFarhana Mayer (University of Oxford, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Turning to Medicine is Not Turning Away from God: Hindu Resilience in a Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eAnantanand Rambachan (St Olaf College, Minnesota, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. Karma, Chanting, Love, and Zoom; Hindu Responses to a Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eShaunaka Rishi Das (Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUtsa Bose\u003c\/i\u003e 10. The Buddha’s Prescription for the World: How People Used Buddhism to Cope with the Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eBogodá Seelawimala (Head of the London Buddhist Vihara and the Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Covid and Theravada Buddhism – \u003ci\u003ePeter Harvey (University of Sunderland, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. Fostering Everyday Culture at Shinto Shrines under Covid – \u003ci\u003eTaishi Kato (Shinto Priest, Hattori Tenjingu Shrine, Osaka, Japan)\u003c\/i\u003e 13. The Significance of Matsuri festivals in Shinto during Epidemics – \u003ci\u003eKoji Suga (Kokugakuin University, Japan)\u003c\/i\u003e 14. Covid and Sewa: Practising Sikhi during a Global Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eTejpaul Singh Bainiwal (University of Southern California Riverside, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 15. Sikh Scriptemics during Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eNikky-Guninder Kaur Singh\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Colby College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic: Building Resilience: Reflections of a Bahá’í – \u003ci\u003eWendi Momen (University of Derby, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 17. World-Embracing Vision Against World-Threatening Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eGeorge Merchant Ballentyne (Leicester Council of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 18. Jains and Covid-19 – \u003ci\u003eVinod Kapashi (World Congress of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 19. Jain Perceptions of the Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eKumarpal Desai\u003c\/i\u003e 20. African Religion – Vibrant amid Covid-19 in Eswatini – \u003ci\u003eHebron L Ndlovu (University of Swaziland, Swaziland)\u003c\/i\u003e 21. Opening our eyes: Covid-19 and Indigenous Funeral Processes in African Traditional Religion – \u003ci\u003eNokuzola Mndende (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)\u003c\/i\u003e 22. Zarathustra’s Wisdom: Accepting Natural Consequences – \u003ci\u003eJehangir Sarosh (The World Council of Religions for Peace)\u003c\/i\u003e 23. Transforming Challenges into Progress: A Zoroastrian Perspective – \u003ci\u003eKarishma Koka (University of Cambridge, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 24. Unitarians and global catastrophe: a pandemic, a war and a climate emergency – \u003ci\u003eFeargus O’Connor (World Congress of Faiths, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e 25. Unitarian Universalists Face Covid: Challenges, Surprises, and New Pathways – \u003ci\u003eJay Atkinson (Starr King School, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 26. When ‘No Resident Will Say: “I Am Sick”’ – The Global Religious Response of Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Covid-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eJolene Chu (Archivist, World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 27. How one Jehovah’s Witness community negotiated the ride of the ‘pale horse’ – \u003ci\u003eGary Perkins (Independent Scholar, UK) \u003c\/i\u003e 28. Practising my Christian Science Faith during the Covid-19 Pandemic – \u003ci\u003eShirley Paulson (Formerly Head of Ecumenical Affairs, Christian Science Church, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 29. Personal Experiences of the Christian Science Faith during Covid – \u003ci\u003eSusan Searle, (Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia,\u003c\/i\u003e Australia) 30. Covid and Theology – \u003ci\u003eDan Cohn-Sherbok\u003c\/i\u003e 31. What Have We Learned? – \u003ci\u003eGeorge D. Chryssides\u003c\/i\u003e Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019652661591,"sku":"9781350349643","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350349643.jpg?v=1750780918","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-covid-pandemic-and-the-worlds-religions-9781350349643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}