Special Report: COVID-19 Impacts Chinese Buddhism, State Control, and Soft Power

Report | April 20, 2020

This essay examines the responses of Han Buddhism to Covid-19 in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). From late January 2020, following the announcement of […]

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Will COVID-19 Cause a Religious Recession?

Blog | April 8, 2020

By Brian Hollar As COVID-19 rapidly spreads around the world, the sphere of life most are used to living in has rapidly contracted into our […]

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COVID-19 and Pentecostals in Africa

Blog | March 30, 2020

By Jörg Haustein As Africa steps up preventative measures against COVID-19, Pentecostals are offering their own protections: “I want to assure you that there is […]

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What can we Learn about Religion and COVID-19 from the Epidemic of 1616? An interview with Matthew Rowley

Interview | March 24, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads around the globe many religious leaders and laypeople have sought to discern some divine purpose behind it. But historian Matthew […]

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