(HMS 226, REL 226) From Black Death to Covid-19:Plague,Pandemic,Ethics and Religion

4 Credits

An investigation into the ways religion and morality shape interpretations of plague and pandemics. Three specific pandemics are examined: the bubonic plague of the 14th century, the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, and the current global Covid-19 crisis. Moral issues provoked by institutional, political and social responses to pandemic disease are also considered. Attribute/Distribution: HE, HU, W