Related articles and links

“Two Saturdays ago was the first time I used my computer on Shabbat in over 20 years. I was leading and participating in my congregation’s Zoom Minyan — our Cyber Shul. Had you asked me a year ago whether logging on to my computer and participating in Saturday morning’s service would be breaking Shabbat, I would have answered, “yes.” But I found that doing so not only enhanced my Shabbat; it made my Shabbat.”

- Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky, Beth El Synagogue, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, “I Never Used My Computer on the Sabbath — Until the Coronavirus," New York Times, April 3, 2020.

Organizational websites and general resources

Church of God in Christ: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information, Resources And Protocols, https://www.cogic.org/covid19/
Emory Interfaith Global Health Program: COVID 19 Resources for Faith Communities: ihpemory.org/covid-19-resources-for-faith-communities/
Religion News Service, https://religionnews.com/, has multiple articles on religious responses to the pandemic.
Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, The COVID-19 Crisis: Taking Stock of Religious Responses, https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/the-covid-19-crisis-taking-stock-of-religious-responses, maintains a Google Doc with multiple links to international responses to the pandemic.
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, “Health/COVID-19,” accessed July 24, 2020, https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org/health-covid-19/

Articles and blog posts

Colby College: "Religious Guidance for Daily Life During the Coronavirus Pandemic."
"Faith Communities Find Creative Ways to Congregate Amid Pandemic," The Takeaway, March 26, 2020,
Adelle M. Banks, “National Day of Prayer, reshaped by pandemic, includes interfaith and online events, “Religion News Service, May 6, 2020.
Ari Feldman, "Instead Of ‘Netflix And Chill,’ They Log On To Their Synagogues," Forward, August 24, 2019.
Lulu Garcia-Navarro, "Hospital Chaplains Bring Hope and Solace to COVID-19 Patients," NPR, March 29, 2020.
Lara Hamdan, "How St. Louis-Area Clergy Are Maintaining Community Virtually," St. Louis Public Radio, March 27, 2020.
Jack Jenkins, “As coronavirus keeps parishioners homebound, Christian clergy debate online Communion,” Religion News Services, March 27, 2020,
Alejandra Molina,“Black and Latino startup churches work to stay afloat during pandemic,” Religion News Service, March 27, 2020.
Sarah Ngu, "Religious Leaders Work to Respond to the Coronavirus Pandemic," Religion and Politics, April 1, 2020.
David Platt, “These days I preach to an empty room. But I see my church clearer than ever.” Washington Post, 3/27/20.
"Preaching Goes Viral: Responses to the Pandemic," research project/student engagement initiative at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio: "aims to track and analyze the breadth and diversity of religious responses to the pandemic."
Tahil Sharma, "4 Best Practices for Online Interfaith Cooperation," Interfaith Youth Core, 3/27/2020.
C. Christopher Smith, "COVID-19 could end church as we know it. And I feel fine," Religion News Service, March 27, 2020.
Scott Wilson, Michelle Boorstein, Arelis R. Hernández and Lori Rozsa, “Coronavirus creates conflict for churches, where gatherings can be dangerous but also provide solace, ” Washington Post, April 5, 2020.
Elizabeth Yuko, “How Religions Are Adapting to Coronavirus,” March 12, 2020.

Facebook Groups

Public Facebook Group: Zoom Church: Worship, Gatherings, Community
Private Facebook Group: Multifaith Clergy & Spiritual Communal Responses to Covid-19

Zoom panels and Webinars

Zoom panel on the topic of "Faith and Freedom During a Pandemic," March 31, 2020. Registration required by March 30, 2020: RSVP to publictheology@wesleyseminary.edu
Webinar: April 9th, 10am EST, Dan Sulmasy will join us for a webinar titled, “Bioethics in the Time of the Coronavirus.” To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8275550538558691083