Religion and Modernity during COVID-19 Archives

Epistemology of the Close, Epistemology of the Far

Series: Religion and Modernity during COVID-19

Martin Kavka
June 2, 2020January 27, 2024

The blood of Jesus may indeed have ontological properties that cure every disease, but it is the epistemological story about this cure that is more vexing for the Christian than the ontology of disease.

Distancing Religion Online: Lessons from the Pandemic Prompted Religious Move Online

Series: Religion and Modernity during COVID-19

Heidi Campbell
May 4, 2020May 5, 2020

What becomes of religion if its traditional practices and regular forms of gathering are not allowed?

Painted into a Corner by the Blood of the Lord

Series: Religion and Modernity during COVID-19

Robert Orsi
April 29, 2020January 26, 2024

I accept the ontology of facts as given: she continues to shop at Walmart in a pandemic because she is protected by the blood of the Lord in which she has been washed.