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ArticleSociology of religion2020

Religion in the Age of Social Distancing: How COVID-19 Presents New Directions for Research.

Joseph O Baker, Gerardo Martí, Ruth Braunstein, Andrew L Whitehead, Grace Yukich

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Article in Sociology of religion, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Joseph O BakerEast Tennessee State University.
Gerardo MartíDavidson College.
Ruth BraunsteinUniversity of Connecticut.
Andrew L WhiteheadIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Grace YukichQuinnipiac University.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this brief note written during a global pandemic, we consider some of the important ways this historical moment is altering the religious landscape, aiming our investigative lens at how religious institutions, congregations, and individuals are affected by the social changes produced by COVID-19. This unprecedented time prompts scholars of religion to reflect on how to strategically approach the study of religion in the time of "social distancing," as well as moving forward. Particularly important considerations include developing heuristic, innovative approaches for revealing ongoing changes to religion, as well as how religion continues to structure social life across a wide range of contexts, from the most intimate and personal to the most public and global. Although our note can only be indicative rather than exhaustive, we do suggest that the initial groundwork for reconsiderations might productively focus on several key analytical themes, including: Epidemiology, Ideology, Religious Practice, Religious Organizations and Institutions, as well as Epistemology and Methodology. In offering these considerations as a starting point, we remain aware (and hopeful) that inventive and unanticipated approaches will also emerge.

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COVID-19religionresearch methodssocial distancingsocial theory

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PMID34191911
PMCPMC7543648

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