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The pandemic and the people of God : cultural impacts and pastoral responses /

Draws from anthropology and theology to provide an analysis of the role of the church in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arbuckle, Gerald A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Maryknoll, New York : Orbis Books, [2021].
Subjects:
Church work with the sick.
COVID-19 (Disease) > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Diseases > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Shining light on the pandemic's cultural complexities
  • Journeying through traumatic times: rites of passage
  • Successes and failures of the pandemic rite of passage
  • The enduring impact of poverty
  • Racism and institutional racism exposed
  • The call to refocus on Christ and his mission.