Published: 2023-05-24

The Fear of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Relation to Religion

Bartłomiej Marian Krzos
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2023.93.2.08

Abstract

It is known that the COVID-19 pandemic can be a cause of fear and anxiety. There exists a deep need to seek refuge from anxiety in a reality that would offer a sense of greater certainty. Within this framework, religion can be assessed in three different ways. Its negative assessment is linked with a pragmatic approach to the world. Alongside the negative assessment of religion, there is also a positive one. However, there is still a third possible approach, that of using religion as a response to the difficulties of the pandemic. Religion can function as a factor in rationalizing the time of the pandemic. Religion can also generate two strategies by which a person can respond to difficult situations. These strategies can be referred to as a kenotic one and a palliative one.

Keywords:

COVID-19, fear, religion, ministry, strategy

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Krzos, B. M. (2023). The Fear of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Relation to Religion. Collectanea Theologica, 93(2), 227–250. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2023.93.2.08

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