An epidemic among my people : : religion, politics, and COVID-19 in the United States / / edited by Paul A. Djupe and Amanda Friesen ; with a foreword by Robert P. Jones.

• Superior document: Religious engagement in democratic politics
• TeilnehmendeR: Djupe, Paul A.,; Friesen, Amanda, 1978-; Jones, Robert P.
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : Temple University Press,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Religious engagement in democratic politics.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 306 pages) :; illustrations, map.

"A social science examination of the role of religion in American society in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its effects on attitudes and behaviors related to the state, experts, health policy, the First Amendment, cooperation, race, gender, generational differences, institutions, and legal issues"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction / Paul A. Djupe and Amanda Friesen -- Satan and a virus won't stop us : the prosperity gospel of Coronavirus response / Paul A. Djupe and Ryan P. Burge -- Are religious adherents more likely to buy into COVID-19 conspiracy theories? / Diana Orcés, Ian Huff, and Natalie Jackson -- Religion and gun purchasing amid a pandemic, civil unrest, and an election / Abigail Vegter and Donald Haider-Markel -- Christian nationalism and the COVID-19 Pandemic / Andrew L. Whitehead, Samuel L. Perry, and Joshua B. Grubbs -- Syndemics during a pandemic : racial inequity, poverty, and COVID-19 / Dilara K. Üsküp and Ryon J. Cobb -- Is the effect of religion "raced" on pandemic attitudes and behaviors? / Angel Saavedra Cisneros, Natasha Altema McNeely, and Paul A. Djupe -- Precedent, performance, and polarization : the Christian legal movement and religious freedom politics during the coronavirus pandemic / Andrew R. Lewis and Daniel Bennett -- A tale of two burdens : COVID-19 and the question of religious free exercise / Jenna Reinbold -- High Stakes : Christian right politics in 2020 / Angelia R. Wilson -- Faith, source credibility and trust in pandemic information / Jianing Li, Amanda Friesen, and Michael W. Wagner -- Women as religious leaders : the gendered politics of shutting down / Cammie Jo Bolin and Kelly Rolfes-Haase -- Racialized responses to COVID-19 / Shayla F. Olson -- In God 'Z' trusts? Generation Z's attitudes about religion and COVID-19 / Melissa Deckman and Stella M. Rouse -- 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 -- How the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic affected religious practices in the United States / Kraig Beyerlein and Jason Klocek -- Patterns of in-person worship service attendance during the COVID-19 Pandemic : the importance of political and religious context / Benjamin R. Knoll -- Conclusion / Amanda J. Friesen and Paul A. Djupe.