Dr. Esther Mombo has worked closely with the Interfaith Health Program for a number of years and was a visiting faculty member at Emory’s Candler School of Theology in spring 2018. She is Professor in the Department of Theology at St. Paul’s University (Kenya) where is Director of International Partnerships for the university. In this piece, Professor Mombo reflects on what numbers can and cannot tell us about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
John Blevins, Director of the Interfaith Health Program, interviews the Reverend Kim Jackson. Reverend Jackson is the Rector at Church of the Common Ground, a spiritual community in downtown Atlanta that serves people who are experiencing homelessness.
In this reflection, John Blevins, Director of the Interfaith Health Program examines the COVID-19 outbreak in light a liberation theology perspective developed by Dr. Steve de Gruchy.