Religion, Race, and COVID-19

Stacey M. Floyd-Thomas is the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Chair and Associate Professor of Ethics and Society at Vanderbilt University. She is a nationally recognized scholar and leading voice in Christian social ethics and womanist thought who provides leadership to several national and international organizations that include Black Religious Scholars Group (BRSG), Society for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Religion (SRER), Strategic Effective Ethical Solutions (SEES), Society of Christian Ethics (SCE) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR). She has published eight books and numerous articles that focus on liberation theology and ethics, critical race theory, critical pedagogy, and postcolonial studies including Deeper Shades of Purple: Womanism in Religion and Society, Black Church Studies: An Introduction, The Altars Where We Worship: The Religious Significance of American Popular Culture, and the forthcoming When the Good Life Goes Bad: The U.S. and Its Seven Deadly Sins.

"Truly exceptional. The inclusion of multi-ethnic voices and intersectional worldviews representing those most impacted by COVID-19 represents a major contribution to multiple disciplinary fields." - Teresa L. Fry Brown, Bandy Professor of Preaching, Candler School of Theology, Emory University "In this timely and urgent book, Floyd-Thomas has done an excellent job gathering an impressive group of diverse scholars. What makes the volume interesting and important is the variety of methods the book employs in thinking about race and religion in relation to the pandemic." - J. Kameron Carter, author of Race: A Theological Account "This book troubles readers to think more deeply about the impact of White supremacy—and the hope of Black and Brown love and defiance—as COVID-19 lingers on." (Christian Century) "The book aims to critically analyze how the national consciousness has failed to comprehend the deep-seated roots of American inequalities, which the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19 have exposed... In essence, the collection is an eclectic and diverse one, unified by a consistent and coherent core theme." (Reading Religion)