Religion and Faith Perception in a Pandemic of COVID-19
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Religion and Faith Perception in a Pandemic of COVID‑19 Oliwia Kowalczyk1 · Krzysztof Roszkowski2 · Xavier Montane3 · Wojciech Pawliszak4 · Bartosz Tylkowski5 · Anna Bajek6 Accepted: 10 September 2020 © The Author(s) 2020
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted religion and faith in different ways. Numerous restrictions have been implemented worldwide. Believers are in conflict with authorities’ warnings that gatherings must be limited to combat the spread of the virus. Religion has always played a role of the balm for the soul, and the regular religious participation is associated with better emotional health outcomes. In our study, we examined whether the exposure to COVID-19 enhances the faith. The instrument used was a survey verifying the power of spirituality in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Keywords COVID-19 · Faith · Spirituality · Pandemic
* Anna Bajek [email protected] 1
Research and Education Unit for Communication in Healthcare, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, M. Curie Sklodowskiej St. 9, 85‑094 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Department of Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Romanowskiej St. 2, 85‑796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Departament de Enginyeria Química, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, Campus Sescelades, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, M. Curie Sklodowskiej St. 9, 85‑094 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Chemical Technologies Unit, Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Marcellí Domingo s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
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Department of Tissue Engineering Chair of Urology and Andrology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Karlowicza St. 24, 85‑092 Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Journal of Religion and Health
Introduction As the number of coronavirus confirmed cases approaches 845,000 in 202 countries and territories around the world (more than 41,000 deaths has been reported so far)1 and since scientists and politicians struggle to agree a response to the economic, social and health crisis due to the pandemic, many people are turning toward faith. The inspiration for this publication was strong words of the Polish Deputy Prime Minister who said that “Churches are like hospitals for the soul”. But is what is good for the soul always good for the body? Since the disease is a novelty to us, at first no protocols had really existed to fight it. It had not been subject to strict control, and referring to the data, Italy has become a hot spot of Europe with the largest number of people infected with Covid-19 after the virus’s expansion in China. The coronavirus outbreak in Europe has become a game changer for surveillance. Over 98% of Poles are Christians, but only about 82% consider themselves to be actively practicing their religion. The rest reveals attending chu
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