An Epidemic among My People : Religion, Politics, and COVID-19 in the United States.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Temple University Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics Series
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| Online Access: | Click to View |
Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword | Robert P. Jones, PRRI
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction | Paul A. Djupe and Amanda Friesen
- Part I. Religious Groups Confront the Pandemic
- 1. Satan and a Virus Won't Stop Us: The Prosperity Gospel of Coronavirus Response | Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge
- 2. Are Religious Adherents More Likely to Buy Into COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories? | Diana Orcés, Ian Huff, and Natalie Jackson
- 3. Religion and Gun Purchasing amid a Pandemic, Civil Unrest, and an Election | Abigail Vegter and Donald Haider-Markel
- 4. Christian Nationalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic | Andrew L. Whitehead, Samuel L. Perry, and Joshua B. Grubbs
- 5. Syndemics during a Pandemic: Racial Inequity, Poverty, and COVID-19 | Dilara K. Üsküp and Ryon J. Cobb
- 6. Is the Effect of Religion "Raced" on Pandemic Attitudes and Behaviors? | Angel Saavedra Cisneros, Natasha Altema McNeely, and Paul A. Djupe
- Part II. Elite Actions and Messaging
- 7. Precedent, Performance, and Polarization: The Christian Legal Movement and Religious Freedom Politics during the Coronavirus Pandemic | Andrew R. Lewis and Daniel Bennett
- 8. A Tale of Two Burdens: COVID-19 and the Question of Religious Free Exercise | Jenna Reinbold
- 9. High Stakes: Christian Right Politics in 2020 | Angelia R. Wilson
- 10. Faith, Source Credibility, and Trust in Pandemic Information | Jianing Li, Amanda Friesen, and Michael W. Wagner
- Part III. Pandemic Effects on Religious Groups and Individuals
- 11. Women as Religious Leaders: The Gendered Politics of Shutting Down | Cammie Jo Bolin and Kelly Rolfes-Haase
- 12. Racialized Responses to COVID-19 | Shayla F. Olson
- 13. In God "Z" Trusts? Generation Z's Attitudes about Religion and COVID-19 | Melissa Deckman and Stella M. Rouse.
- 14. Who's Allowed in Your Lifeboat? How Religious Identity Altered Life-Saving Priorities in Response to COVID-19 | Matthew R. Miles and Justin A. Tucker
- 15. How the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Religious Practices in the United States | Kraig Beyerlein and Jason Klocek
- 16. Patterns of In-Person Worship Service Attendance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Political and Religious Context | Benjamin R. Knoll
- Conclusion | Amanda Friesen and Paul A. Djupe
- Notes
- References
- Contributors
- Index.