Pandemic and Beyond Episode 7: Ritual and religion through the pandemic with Dr Joshua Edelman and Revd Dr Nathan Eddy
Description
In this episode of the Pandemic and Beyond podcast, Pascale Aebischer talks to Dr Joshua Edelman (Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University) and Revd Dr Nathan Eddy (Interim Director of the Council of Christians and Jews) about how religious communities have adapted during the pandemic, and how ritual has endured and transformed in the face of social distancing. They discuss the AHRC-funded project 'Social Distance, Digital Congregation: British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19 (BRIC-19)' of which Dr Edelman is lead researcher and which aims to document, analyse, and understand how religious communities have come together and how these experiences might make those communities stronger and more resilient in the future.
The Pandemic and Beyond: The Arts and Humanities Contribution to Covid-19 Research and Recovery is an AHRC-funded research project at the University of Exeter. The project coordinates and communicates Arts and Humanities research projects that are designed to explore and mitigate the wide-ranging impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. It provides interdisciplinary support to coordinate the Covid-19-related research funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, providing a virtual hub where researchers, user groups and policymakers can meet, find out about related projects, and work together to share expertise and resources.
You can find out more about the project and listen to our other podcast episodes at www.pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk.
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