Religion and COVID-19 in Southern Africa

Religion and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa Pub Date : 2022-01-06 DOI:10.4324/9781003241096-17

E. Chitando

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This chapter synthesises the responses by religions to COVID-19 in Southern Africa in the context of the discourse on religion and development. Its central argument is that whereas the dominant narrative in scholarly analyses of religion and development has been to insist on whether religion is a positive or negative social force, the chapters in this volume call for an acknowledgement of the fact that the picture is far more complex than this. The chapter briefly explores the growth of the religion and development sub-field within the academic study of religion in order to place the discussion into its proper historical and theoretical perspectives. It then states its central argument, namely, that the relationship between religion and development is more complicated than saying whether religion is a positive or negative factor in the quest for development. The chapter reviews the chapters in this volume and illustrates how religion has been both a positive and negative factor in responding to COVID-19 in Southern Africa. It then draws some conclusions for the discourse on religion and development. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Fortune Sibanda, Tenson Muyambo and Ezra Chitando;individual chapters, the contributors.

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南部非洲的宗教与COVID-19

本章综合了宗教在宗教与发展话语背景下对南部非洲2019冠状病毒病的反应。它的中心论点是，尽管在宗教和发展的学术分析中占主导地位的叙述一直坚持认为宗教是一种积极的还是消极的社会力量，但本卷的章节要求承认这样一个事实，即情况远比这复杂得多。本章简要探讨了宗教学术研究中宗教与发展子领域的发展，以便将讨论置于适当的历史和理论视角中。然后，它陈述了它的中心论点，即宗教与发展之间的关系比说宗教在追求发展中是积极的还是消极的因素要复杂得多。本章回顾了本卷的各章，并说明了宗教如何在应对南部非洲COVID-19方面既是积极因素，也是消极因素。最后对宗教与发展的论述进行了总结。©2022选择和编辑事项，Fortune Sibanda, Tenson Muyambo和Ezra Chitando;个人章节，贡献者。

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