An epidemic among my people : religion, politics, and COVID-19 in the United States / edited by Paul A. Djupe and Amanda Friesen ; with a foreword by Robert P. Jones.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Djupe, Paul A., editor.

Friesen, Amanda, 1978- editor.

Jones, Robert P. (Robert Patrick), writer of foreword.

Series:

Religious engagement in democratic politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Religious aspects--Christianity.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023.

COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023--Political aspects--United States.

Christians--United States--Attitudes.

Christians.

Christians--Attitudes.

Religion.

United States--Religion--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Religion, politics, and COVID-19 in the US

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"A social science examination of the role of religion in American society in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effects on attitudes and behaviors related to the state, experts, health policy, the First Amendment, cooperation, race, gender, generational differences, institutions, and legal issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I RELIGIOUS GROUPS CONFRONT THE PANDEMIC

1. Satan and a Virus Won't Stop Us: The Prosperity Gospel of Coronavirus Response / Ryan P. Burge

2. Are Religious Adherents More Likely to Buy Into COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories? / Natalie Jackson

3. Religion and Gun Purchasing amid a Pandemic, Civil Unrest, and an Election / Donald Haider-Markel

4. Christian Nationalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic / Joshua B. Grubbs

5. Syndemics during a Pandemic: Racial Inequity, Poverty, and COVID-19 / Ryon J. Cobb

6. Is the Effect of Religion "Raced" on Pandemic Attitudes and Behaviors? / Paul A. Djupe

pt. II ELITE ACTIONS AND MESSAGING

7. Precedent, Performance, and Polarization: The Christian Legal Movement and Religious Freedom Politics during the Coronavirus Pandemic / 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 / Michael W. Wagner

pt. III PANDEMIC EFFECTS ON RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS

11. Women as Religious Leaders: The Gendered Politics of Shutting Down / 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 / Stella M. Rouse

14. Who's Allowed in Your Lifeboat? How Religious Identity Altered Life-Saving Priorities in Response to COVID-19 / Justin A. Tucker

15. How the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Religious Practices in the United States / 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-293) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Epidemic among my people

ISBN:

9781439923399

1439923396

9781439923405

143992340X

OCLC:

1311952681

Publisher Number:

99993574722