LEADER 02498nam 22004693a 450 001 9910774751403321 005 20240912160413.0 010 $a9781439923412 010 $a1439923418 035 $a(CKB)5580000000512390 035 $a(BIP)083859372 035 $a(ScCtBLL)75ea5c9e-a028-4bcd-b6f4-0718fe71f0cd 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30364199 035 $a(Perlego)3836613 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000512390 100 $a20231108i20232023 uu 101 0 $aeng 135 $auru|||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 03$aAn Epidemic among My People $eReligion, Politics, and COVID-19 in the United States /$fAmanda Friesen, Paul Djupe 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cTemple University Press,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (292 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a9781439923399 311 08$a1439923396 330 $a<p>The pandemic presented religion as a paradox: faith is often crucial for helping people weather life's troubles and make difficult decisions, but how can religion continue to deliver these benefits and provide societal structure without social contact?&nbsp; The topical volume, <i>An Epidemic among My People</i> explains how the COVID-19 pandemic stress tested American religious communities and created a new politics of religion centered on public health.</p> <p>The editors and contributorsconsider how the virus and government policy affected religion in America. Chapters examine the link between the prosperity gospel and conspiracy theories, the increased purchase of firearms by evangelicals, the politics of challenging public health orders as religious freedom claims, and the reactions of Christian nationalists, racial groups, and female clergy to the pandemic (and pandemic politics). As sharp lines were drawn between people and their governments during this uncertain time, <i>An Epidemic among My People</i> provides a comprehensive portrait of religion in American public life. &nbsp;</p> 606 $aReligion 606 $aPolitical science 606 $aReligion 615 0$aReligion. 615 0$aPolitical science. 615 0$aReligion. 676 $a362.1962/4144 702 $aFriesen$b Amanda 702 $aDjupe$b Paul A. 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774751403321 996 $aAn epidemic among my people$93364102 997 $aUNINA