![]() The Christian response to plagues begins with some of Jesus’s most famous teachings: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” “Love your neighbor as yourself” “Greater love has no man than this, that he should lay down his life for his friends.” Put plainly, the Christian ethic in a time of plague considers that our own life must always be regarded as less important than that of our neighbor.ĭuring plague periods in the Roman Empire, Christians made a name for themselves. And while people of all faiths, and none, are facing the disease, the distinctive approach to epidemics Christians have adopted over time is worth dusting off. ![]() For me, that means examining how people of my tradition, Christians, and especially Lutherans, have handled the plagues of the past. To find the moral resources to tackle COVID-19, both its possible death toll and the fear that stalks our communities alongside the disease, we have to look at the resources built in the past. ![]() Because this experience has become foreign to modern people, we are, by and large, psychologically and culturally underequipped for the current coronavirus pandemic. No vaccine or antibiotic will save us for the time being. ![]() The modern world has suddenly become reacquainted with the oldest traveling companion of human history: existential dread and the fear of unavoidable, inscrutable death. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |