In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, this volume reflects on the
way that the Church, from the earliest times, has cared for the
sick and for the physical and spiritual health of society.
Anointing and praying for the sick have always been combined with
medical care. Religious foundations such as leper hospitals cared
for the diseased but also isolated them to protect the health of
society. The institutionalization of the Church's care for the sick
led to the foundation of hospitals and medical schools. Many of the
articles focus on the Church's response to sickness, especially
pandemics. Others explore the connection between the Church and the
medical profession, the clerical experience of sickness, and the
ways that sickness has served as a metaphor for understanding the
Church and its place in the world.
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