In this interview, Ayo employs Buddhist teaching to describe ways to respond to the outbreak. Ayo starts by reflecting on the gift of compassion and our human bodies in light of a Buddhist anthropology to come to understand a compassionate, ethical response to COVID-19.
In this interview, Reverend Regis discusses the challenges of staying present with people difficult times. As a chaplain, she works to value and respect her patients as they pray for a miracle as part of a clinical care team that often views such prayers as denial of reality.
In this interview, Mrs. Martin-Clark discusses her calling as a healthcare professional, recounting her own history in public health, medical missions, and clinical care. Mary Katherine describes God’s presence with her and how that grounds her as she offers care to her patients.
In this interview, Dr. Freeman discusses how self-sacrifice is part of faith and reflects on the ways in which COVID-19 is calling us to self-sacrifice as people of faith. Our freedoms and conveniences have been curtailed, all as way to curb the spread of the virus. This choice is an act of faith and compassion.
In this interview, Dr. Sadler discusses the vacuum of leadership in the United States in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr. Sadler discusses the convergence of so many negative factors impacting the country at this moment.
An Interview with the Reverend Doctor Emmanuel Lartey, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spiritual Care Candler School of Theology, Emory University