Coronavirus and the Sacred

How do we explain the phenomenon of hundreds of thousands of people stepping outside their homes to applaud the NHS, while more than half a million people have signed up as volunteers? People’s sense of society is organised around what they take to be sacred; and public phenomena like #Clapforourcarers, or the act of signing up to be NHS Volunteers, have a symbolic significance, as people experience a sense of being part of a wider moral community

Coronavirus and religion – update 27 March

Here are the latest religion news stories from across the UK and overseas. UK Clap for our carers – sacred NHS At 8pm last night (Thursday 26 March), hundreds of thousands of Britons clapped and cheered in unison to thank NHS workers and others on the frontline battling the coronavirus. In some places, local churches […]