[HTML][HTML] New Zealand religious community responses to COVID-19 while under level 4 lockdown

T Oxholm, C Rivera, K Schirrman… - Journal of Religion and …, 2021 - Springer
Social scientific research into the impact of COVID-19 on religious communities is emergent.
This research combines interview data (n= 12) collected, as New Zealand moved into Level …

A discussion of the practical and theological impacts of COVID-19 on religious worship, events and pilgrimage, from a Christian perspective

R Dowson - International Journal of Religious Tourism …, 2020 - eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk
This article explores the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 on the worship services
and events of Christian communities. Focusing on the UK in terms of practice, the research …

Pastoral ministry in unsettled times: A qualitative study of the experiences of clergy during the COVID-19 pandemic

EF Johnston, DE Eagle, J Headley… - Review of religious …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background COVID-19 and its associated restrictions around in-person gatherings have
created unprecedented challenges for religious congregations and those who lead them …

Religious congregations' technological and financial capacities on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic

A Holleman, J Roso, M Chaves - Review of Religious …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically upended religious life and placed
significant strain on religious congregations. However, the effects of the pandemic were …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 and religious restrictions on the well-being of Ghanaian Christians: The perspectives of religious leaders

A Osei-Tutu, AA Affram, C Mensah-Sarbah… - Journal of Religion and …, 2021 - Springer
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ghana government instituted a ban on social
gatherings, including religious gatherings. To understand how the unanticipated restrictions …

The public role of churches in early responses to Covid-19 in Africa: Snapshots from Nigeria, Congo, Kenya and South Africa

E Wild-Wood, L Grant, B Adedibu… - Studies in World …, 2021 - euppublishing.com
The public role of Christianity in Africa has gained increased attention from scholars. This
article gives four snapshots of the responses of churches to COVID-19 in Africa in the early …

[PDF][PDF] Practical considerations and recommendations for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the context of COVID-19: interim guidance, 7 April 2020

World Health Organization - 2020 - apps.who.int
Background Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities can play a
major role in saving lives and reducing illness related to COVID-19. 1 They are a primary …

[HTML][HTML] A look at the first quarantined community in the USA: Response of religious communal organizations and implications for public health during the COVID-19 …

SL Weinberger-Litman, L Litman, Z Rosen… - Journal of religion and …, 2020 - Springer
The current study examined anxiety and distress among members of the first community to
be quarantined in the USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to being historically …

Church leader's interpretation of COVID-19 in Nigeria: Science, conspiracies, and spiritualization

GC Nche, UM Agbo, MI Okwueze - Journal of religion and health, 2024 - Springer
The need for governments across the globe to collaborate with religious leaders in the fight
against COVID-19 has been emphasized by international organizations including the World …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …