COVID-19 and Religion

The COVID-19 pandemic has produced a social drama in which churches, government, and individual actors have played prominent roles. While neo-conservative evangelicals have resisted governmental and scientific overreach in the name of “faith over fear”, liberal religious groups have joined in govern...

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Main Author: Heinz, Donald (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2023
In: Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B religious exemptions
B Apocalyptic
B Conspiracy Theories
B Social Justice
B Christian Nationalism
B social drama
B Libertarianism
B Ideology
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