Doing Theology in Pandemics

“This evocative book addresses both the crises of resources and meaning accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A welcome addition to the growing scholarly work related to the pandemic, this book theologically negotiates intersectional social identities in the midst of the complex pain and trauma of our age. Recommended to all interested in theology, care, and spiritual leadership now, and hopefully for a more just future.”


—Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, Claremont School of Theology





“Moon has put together a timely assembly of essays by outstanding practical theologians that can truly be described as apocalyptic. . . . The COVID-19 pandemic has ‘blown the cover’ of the entire world. The inequities of global economic, political, and health systems and the ongoing trauma of racial violence . . . are laid bare before us all throughout the world. Doing Theology in Pandemics unpacks as well as provides pointers to the theological work that these apocalyptic times call for.”


—Emmanuel Y. Lartey, Emory University





“Zachary Moon has gathered an intercultural assembly of scholars-practitioners to reflect on the most significant health crisis affecting the planet in the last one hundred years. This is a crisis of unmeasurable grief due to the loss of life and quality of life. Because violence is a common response to threat, people around the globe need better ways of understanding and coping with the uncertainties of the future. These scholars agree: theological reflection on life’s meaning is the way forward.”


—Lee H. Butler Jr., Phillips Theological Seminary