Spring/Summer 2023, Issue 08, p. 14
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Resources & Updates: Spring/Summer 2023
Editors’ Note: This section emphasizes resources at the intersection of religion/spirituality and public health, as well as major organizations that at times address these intersections. Please see the “Resources” tab on the PHRS website for more content, and please send new potential content to this section to: PHRSadm1@publichealthrs.org
New Research
- Oman, D. (2023). Mindfulness for global public health: Critical analysis and agenda. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02089-5
- Sisti, L.G.; Buonsenso, D.; Moscato, U.; Costanzo, G.; Malorni, W. (2023) The Role of Religions in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20031691
- Levin, J. (2022). Human Flourishing in the Era of COVID-19: How Spirituality and the Faith Sector Help and Hinder Our Collective Response. Challenges. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13010012
Articles, Books, Commentaries, Interviews, Webinars
- Upcoming Webinar: March 23, 2023, 1-2:25pm EST. The Working Group on Lived Religion in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, A Community without a Homeland: Religion, Belonging, Future Perspectives
- Upcoming Webinar: April 26, 2023, 1-2:25pm EST. The Working Group on Lived Religion in Eastern Europe and Eurasia, Faith and War: Grassroots Ukrainian Protestantism in the Context of the Russian Invasion
- Book: A Prophet to the Peoples: Paul Farmer’s Witness and Theological Ethics. (Block, Weiss, Lysaught, and Martins, 2023, Journal of Moral Theology 4 (CTWEC Book Series, No. 4)
- Chapter: Paul the Anargyros: History, God-Talk, and Ecumenism in the Healing Praxis of Dr. Paul Farmer. (Holman, 2023, Journal of Moral Theology 4 (CTWEC Book Series, No. 4).
- Book: Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality. (Davis, Worthington, and Schnitker, 2023, Springer, Cham)
- Chapter: Theological Virtues, Health, and Well-Being: Theory, Research, and Public Health. (Long, K.N.G., VanderWeele, 2023, Springer, Cham).
Upcoming Conferences and Calls for Papers (newest first)
- Upcoming: Christian Connections for International Health Annual Conference, Conference theme: “Hope in Health: Our Labor is Not in Vain”. Conference date: June 5-7, Washington, DC. Early bird rates end on March 15th.
- Call for Papers: The Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion (JSSR) invites submissions for its W.E.B. Du Bois Special Issue on the intersection of religion and social inequality in the contemporary world. (Deadline: June 1, 2022)