Introduction: The evidence of things not seen: the twin viruses of blind faith and color blindness / Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas -- "First natural, then spiritual": the context and contours of Black faith in the Covid-19 era / Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas -- Who's saving whom? Black millennials and the revivification of religious communities / Melanie C. Jones -- Live and let die: spirits of White Christian male defiance in the age of Covid-19 / Christopher M. Driscoll -- Where there are no answers: reflecting on theological claims in the age of Covid-19 / Anthony B. Pinn -- The Corons and American Indian genocide: weaponizing infectious disease as the continuation of a Eurochristian religious project / Tink Tinker (wazhazhe/ Osage nation) -- Love crafts countries: loving beyond the White divide-a story of blackness, Korea, and the transformative power on the Damascas Road / Blanche Bong Cook -- Insure domestic tranquility: the uncivil, un-Christian, and unconstitutional crisis in a Covid-19 era America / Miguel A. de la Torre / Deep in the heart of Texas: race, religion, and rights in the Covid-19 era / Juan M. Floyd-Thomas -- Dying laughing: comedic relief and redemption in the time of Covid-19 / Cona S. M. Marshall -- Toxic religion, toxic churches, and toxic policies: Evangelicals, "white blessing", and Coivis-19 / David P. Gushee -- I know why the culture war stings: racial realities and political realignment in the "religious freedom" debate / Marla F. Frederick.
Summary:
"This book analyzes how the particular dynamics and effects emerging from the COVID-19 crisis both impact and are perceived by its most vulnerable yet visionary populations, based on their pragmatic and prescient analysis of the American experiment of freedom with regards to race and religion. Without a doubt, this book addresses the various ways the COVID-19 crisis marks not merely a moment in time, but also a world-historical event that threatens to leave its imprint on lives and cultures for decades to come"-- Provided by publisher.
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