Ezra Chitando is the Regional Coordinator for Southern Africa for the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy. In this piece, Dr. Chitando draws on the lessons learned from the HIV pandemic to remind us of the need to reflect on what we can be thankful for in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak.
This piece by Amanullah De Sondy examines the ways in which COVID-19 is changing Islam within the context of Ramadan observance. His piece employs a lens of gender and sexuality (among others) to examine how COVID-19 is impacting the observance of Ramadan.
In this short piece, the Reverend Melissa Sexton discusses the importance of self-care during this outbreak and offers some suggestions for encouraging mindfulness and calm by drawing on spiritual practice.
Dr. Paul Root Wolpe and Kathy Kinlaw discuss the unique ethical challenges of triage, ventilator allocation, DNR orders, and other difficult decisions related to treatment of COVID-19, and how hospitals locally and across the nation are handling these challenges.
Candler School of Theology will offer three webinars over as many weeks featuring dialogues among faculty and alumni exploring what it means to live their faith and practice ministry during the coronavirus pandemic.
Wendland-Cook is a religion and justice program at Vanderbilt University that believes addressing the relationship between religion and matters of economic and ecological justice is foundational to the flourishing of all people and the planet.