Health promotion perspectives on the COVID-19 pandemic: The importance of religion

S Barmania, MJ Reiss - Global Health Promotion, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article we examine the importance of religion for COVID-19 health promotion. We
advance three main arguments. First, religion plays an important role in affecting how likely it …

The role of religion in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic: the Malaysian multi-faith perspectives

MM Tan, AF Musa, TT Su - Health Promotion International, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Social distancing is crucial in breaking the cycle of transmission of COVID-19. However,
many religions require the faithful to congregate. In Malaysia, the number of COVID-19 …

The faith community and the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: Part of the problem or part of the solution?

J Levin - Journal of religion and health, 2020 - Springer
The current outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a critical moment in time for institutional
religion in the USA and throughout the world. Individual clergy and congregations, across …

The role of religions in the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative review

LG Sisti, D Buonsenso, U Moscato, G Costanzo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Culture, religion and health are closely intertwined, profoundly affecting people's attitudes
and behaviors as well as their conception and experience of illness and disease. In order to …

Religion and health during the COVID-19 pandemic

CW Hart, HG Koenig - Journal of religion and health, 2020 - Springer
A Special Section of a future issue of the Journal of Religion and Health will be devoted to
religion and health during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present time is like no other in most …

Religion as a health promoter during the 2019/2020 COVID outbreak: View from Detroit

SM Modell, SLR Kardia - Journal of Religion and Health, 2020 - Springer
The 2019/2020 COVID outbreak has surfaced as a global pandemic. The news has carried
stories of the heroic efforts of medical and other health practitioners, with public health …

“A Divine Infection”: A systematic review on the roles of religious communities during the early stage of COVID-19

M Lee, H Lim, MS Xavier, EY Lee - Journal of religion and health, 2022 - Springer
The objective of this systematic review was to summarize the roles that religious
communities played during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. Seven databases were …

Religion and faith perception in a pandemic of COVID-19

O Kowalczyk, K Roszkowski, X Montane… - Journal of religion and …, 2020 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religion and faith in different ways. Numerous
restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Believers are in conflict with authorities' …

Community calls: lessons and insights gained from a medical–religious community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Galiatsatos, K Monson, MJ Oluyinka… - Journal of Religion and …, 2020 - Springer
During the pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2,
public health instructions were issued with the hope of curbing the virus' spread. In an effort …

COVID-19, mental health and religion: An agenda for future research

S Dein, K Loewenthal, CA Lewis… - Mental Health, Religion …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We are currently facing a worldwide pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for
which there is yet no effective treatment or vaccination. This has resulted in the world being …