An Epidemic among My People : : Religion, Politics, and COVID-19 in the United States.

• Superior document: Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics Series
• Author: Djupe, Paul.
• TeilnehmendeR: Friesen, Amanda.
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : Temple University Press,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Religious Engagement in Democratic Politics Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (323 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword | Robert P. Jones, PRRI -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction | Paul A. Djupe and Amanda Friesen -- Part I. Religious Groups Confront the Pandemic -- 1. Satan and a Virus Won't Stop Us: The Prosperity Gospel of Coronavirus Response | Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge -- 2. Are Religious Adherents More Likely to Buy Into COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories? | Diana Orcés, Ian Huff, and Natalie Jackson -- 3. Religion and Gun Purchasing amid a Pandemic, Civil Unrest, and an Election | Abigail Vegter and Donald Haider-Markel -- 4. Christian Nationalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic | Andrew L. Whitehead, Samuel L. Perry, and Joshua B. Grubbs -- 5. Syndemics during a Pandemic: Racial Inequity, Poverty, and COVID-19 | Dilara K. Üsküp and Ryon J. Cobb -- 6. Is the Effect of Religion "Raced" on Pandemic Attitudes and Behaviors? | Angel Saavedra Cisneros, Natasha Altema McNeely, and Paul A. Djupe -- Part II. Elite Actions and Messaging -- 7. Precedent, Performance, and Polarization: The Christian Legal Movement and Religious Freedom Politics during the Coronavirus Pandemic | Andrew R. Lewis and Daniel Bennett -- 8. A Tale of Two Burdens: COVID-19 and the Question of Religious Free Exercise | Jenna Reinbold -- 9. High Stakes: Christian Right Politics in 2020 | Angelia R. Wilson -- 10. Faith, Source Credibility, and Trust in Pandemic Information | Jianing Li, Amanda Friesen, and Michael W. Wagner -- Part III. Pandemic Effects on Religious Groups and Individuals -- 11. Women as Religious Leaders: The Gendered Politics of Shutting Down | Cammie Jo Bolin and Kelly Rolfes-Haase -- 12. Racialized Responses to COVID-19 | Shayla F. Olson -- 13. In God "Z" Trusts? Generation Z's Attitudes about Religion and COVID-19 | Melissa Deckman and Stella M. Rouse.

14. Who's Allowed in Your Lifeboat? How Religious Identity Altered Life-Saving Priorities in Response to COVID-19 | Matthew R. Miles and Justin A. Tucker -- 15. How the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Religious Practices in the United States | Kraig Beyerlein and Jason Klocek -- 16. Patterns of In-Person Worship Service Attendance during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Political and Religious Context | Benjamin R. Knoll -- Conclusion | Amanda Friesen and Paul A. Djupe -- Notes -- References -- Contributors -- Index.