As the globe experiences a pandemic unlike anything in our recent history, the first wave of coronavirus infections is moving towards a peak, coinciding with some of the world’s most sacred religious festivals and celebrations; the Jewish Passover, the Christian Holy Week and Easter and the Muslim festival of Ramadan.
In times of suffering and uncertainty, it is often our religious practices and faith narratives that hold us together, forming a framework for grief and hope. Now, as we remain physically distant, our connection to the outside world and each other has become virtual as we cling to the news cycle to understand how this virus is progressing and when it might end.
When understanding our world and each other means understanding the religious nature of our most important rituals of life and death, what role does the voice of religion have in the media?
Tash McGill presents Faith in the Time of Corona, with Newstalk ZB.
This series was made with the support of NZ on Air as part of the Easter programming on Newstalk ZB.
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As the globe experiences a pandemic unlike anything in our recent history, the first wave of coronavirus infections is moving towards a peak, coinciding with some of the world’s most sacred religious festivals and celebrations; the Jewish Passover, the Christian Holy Week and Easter and the Muslim festival of Ramadan.
In times of suffering and uncertainty, it is often our religious practices and faith narratives that hold us together, forming a framework for grief and hope. Now, as we remain physically distant, our connection to the outside world and each other has become virtual as we cling to the news cycle to understand how this virus is progressing and when it might end.
When understanding our world and each other means understanding the religious nature of our most important rituals of life and death, what role does the voice of religion have in the media?
Tash McGill presents Faith in the Time of Corona, with Newstalk ZB.
This series was made with the support of NZ on Air as part of the Easter programming on Newstalk ZB.
Frank Ritchie is an ordained minister, hosts Total Recall on NewstalkZB on Sunday nights and works as a chaplain in the NZ media. He is both part of talking about the news and sometimes, as a minister and representative of faith, he is the news. We spoke about how faith in the time of Corona is changing things and why it matters in the news.
Faith in the Time of Corona
As the globe experiences a pandemic unlike anything in our recent history, the first wave of coronavirus infections is moving towards a peak, coinciding with some of the world’s most sacred religious festivals and celebrations; the Jewish Passover, the Christian Holy Week and Easter and the Muslim festival of Ramadan.
In times of suffering and uncertainty, it is often our religious practices and faith narratives that hold us together, forming a framework for grief and hope. Now, as we remain physically distant, our connection to the outside world and each other has become virtual as we cling to the news cycle to understand how this virus is progressing and when it might end.
When understanding our world and each other means understanding the religious nature of our most important rituals of life and death, what role does the voice of religion have in the media?
Tash McGill presents Faith in the Time of Corona, with Newstalk ZB.
This series was made with the support of NZ on Air as part of the Easter programming on Newstalk ZB.
