{"id":64984,"date":"2024-09-22T17:59:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T22:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=64984"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T21:18:46","slug":"brief-book-review-religion-race-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/22\/brief-book-review-religion-race-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Book Review: Religion, Race, and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Religion, Race, and COVID-19: Confronting White Supremacy in the Pandemic<\/strong><\/em><br><strong>Edited by Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who should read this?<\/strong>&nbsp;This collection of eleven important interdisciplinary essays should be read by anyone in active ministry who is concerned about the intersection of religion and race and disturbed by the health inequities and racism laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why should you read this?<\/strong>&nbsp;It offers an \u201cennobling and redeeming call to conscience in the age of coronavirus.\u201d Published in 2022, it provides a unique opportunity to explore the interconnections between religion, race and civil unrest\u2014the lasting effects of racism, the nation\u2019s most persistent social ill. Floyd-Thomas refers to it as \u201ca five-hundred-year-old virus that affects the soul of America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kudos<\/strong>: The essayists represent a range of academic disciplines, involving theologians, anthropologists, ethicists, historians, legal experts, rhetoricians, and sociologists. Each essay is well documented and provides background information or links to studies referenced. There is also an extensive index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Suggestions<\/strong>: From my perspective, two of the essays were particularly important and we face an uncertain future. It would be interesting to use each of them as the basis of a parish discussion and basis for action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. In \u201cWho\u2019s Saving Whom? Black Millennials and the Revivification of Religious Communities,\u201d Melanie C. Jones, demonstrates that the generation indicted for abandoning faith, particularly in digital media are urging faith communities to revitalize their social witness by engaging in digital platforms. Links to several recent demographic studies which could be used to expand discussions and lead to action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. In the essay \u201cDying Laughing: Comedic Relief and Redemption in the Time of COVID-19,\u201d Con\u0101&nbsp;S.M. Marshall focuses on Dave Chappelle\u2019s \u201cunrefined\u201d yet riveting (in my opinion) Netflix special&nbsp;<em>8:46<\/em>, which the author uses as a case study. It would also provide for a robust discussion and motivation for action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stacey M. 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