Religion and Faith Perception in a Pandemic of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religion and faith in different ways. Numerous restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Believers are in conflict with authorities' warnings that gatherings must be limited to combat the spread of the virus. Religion has always played a role of the balm f...

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Published inJournal of religion and health Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 2671 - 2677
Main Authors Kowalczyk, Oliwia, Roszkowski, Krzysztof, Montane, Xavier, Pawliszak, Wojciech, Tylkowski, Bartosz, Bajek, Anna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer 01.12.2020
Springer US
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aging
Betacoronavirus
Clinical Psychology
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Female
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral - psychology
Public Health
Religion
Religion and Medicine
Religious Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Spirituality
COVID-19
Spirituality
Pandemic
Faith
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Summary:The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religion and faith in different ways. Numerous restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Believers are in conflict with authorities' warnings that gatherings must be limited to combat the spread of the virus. Religion has always played a role of the balm for the soul, and the regular religious participation is associated with better emotional health outcomes. In our study, we examined whether the exposure to COVID-19 enhances the faith. The instrument used was a survey verifying the power of spirituality in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
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ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-020-01088-3