{"product_id":"an-epidemic-among-my-people-religion-politics-and-covid-19-in-the-united-states-paperback","title":"An Epidemic among My People: Religion, Politics, and COVID-19 in the United States - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Djupe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pandemic presented religion as a paradox: faith is often crucial for helping people weather life's troubles and make difficult decisions, but how can religion continue to deliver these benefits and provide societal structure without social contact? The topical volume, \u003ci\u003eAn Epidemic among My People\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the COVID-19 pandemic stress tested American religious communities and created a new politics of religion centered on public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe editors and contributorsconsider how the virus and government policy affected religion in America. Chapters examine the link between the prosperity gospel and conspiracy theories, the increased purchase of firearms by evangelicals, the politics of challenging public health orders as religious freedom claims, and the reactions of Christian nationalists, racial groups, and female clergy to the pandemic (and pandemic politics). As sharp lines were drawn between people and their governments during this uncertain time, \u003ci\u003eAn Epidemic among My People\u003c\/i\u003e provides a comprehensive portrait of religion in American public life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul A. Djup\u003c\/b\u003ee teaches political science at Denison University. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eGod Talk: Experimenting with the Religious Causes of Public Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e, the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Evangelical Crackup?: The Future of the Evangelical-Republican Coalition\u003c\/i\u003e, and the editor of \u003ci\u003eReligion and Political Tolerance: Advances in the State of the Art\u003c\/i\u003e (all Temple). He is also the editor of the \u003ci\u003eReligious Engagement in Democratic Politics\u003c\/i\u003e series with Temple, and the cofounder of the blog \u003ci\u003eReligion in Public\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAmanda Friesen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at Western University, London, Ontario, and serves on the editorial boards of\u003ci\u003e Politics and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSex Roles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588992262246,"sku":"9781439923405","price":66.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/cGJWQnU0M2ZYMXlyV21mZ2NkWFBMZz09.webp?v=1778000489","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/an-epidemic-among-my-people-religion-politics-and-covid-19-in-the-united-states-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}