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UrduJohn J. Farmer, Jr., director of Rutgers’ Miller Center for Community Protection and Resilience, is available to discuss best practices for faith communities as they adjust holy holiday celebrations to comply with Centers for Disease Control social distancing guidelines. “As…
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FaceTime, Faith and Zoom’ing Through Holy Week; UNH Expert on Worshipping During COVID-19
For most religions, coming together as a community to worship is at the core of their practice, but during this unique and unsettling time of mask wearing and social distancing praying together can be a challenge as many churches remain closed during the coronavirus pandemic. Michele Dillon, a scholar of Catholicism and professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, finds that during one of the most holy periods on the Christian calendar clergy and parishioners are learning to make the liturgy work as online events, while continuing to follow COVID-19 guidelines.
University of Redlands Professor Marcia McFee says though we can’t gather, we can still celebrate Easter, Passover, or Ramadan. “In fact, it is perhaps essential to do so, in this moment, this year.”
University of Redlands Professor Marcia McFee says though we can’t gather, we can still celebrate Easter, Passover, or Ramadan. “In fact, it is perhaps essential to do so, in this moment, this year.” “In the Easter story, human pathos meets…
How religions around the world are keeping the faith during COVID-19
COVID-19 has rocked everyday life for people around the world, requiring religious communities to shift worship at a time that many consider the most holiest of the year. Daily and weekly services at churches, synagogues, mosques and temples have transitioned to take place in the home with family members as many places of prayer are closed for the first time in their history.