The African Church and COVID-19

Martin Munyao is lecturer in the department of peace and international studies and deputy director of Open, Distance, and Electronic Learning (ODEL) at Daystar University, Kenya. Joseph Muutuki is senior lecturer in the Department of Theology and Pastoral Studies at Daystar University, Kenya. Patrick Musembi is dean for the School of Arts and Humanities at Daystar University, Kenya. Daniel Kaunga is adjunct lecturer in the Department of Theology and Pastoral Studies.at Daystar University, Kenya and pursuing his PhD at Kenyatta University, Kenya.

Introduction: Imagining of a Post-COVID-19 Church in Africa

Martin Munyao

Chapter 1: Understanding COVID-19 Disease and the Church in Africa: Infections, Containment, and Vaccines

Natalia Gitu and Peter Martin Gitu

Chapter 2: ‘Can these Bones Live?’: African Christianity and Human Security in Post-Covid-19 Era

Chammah J. Kaunda

Chapter 3: The Church and Food Security in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Call for Decolonializing the African Mind

Joseph Muutuki

Chapter 4: Environmental Justice and the Church in Post-COVID-19 Era

Peter Durito

Chapter 5: Religious Diplomacy and Interstate Relations During COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring Interfaith Engagements in Mediating for Peace and Harmony in the East African Region

Martin Munyao and Maureen Muturi

Chapter 6: The Church and Humanitarian Crisis in The Post-Covid-19 Era

Sylvia Tuikong

Chapter 7: The Church, Family, and Gender-Based Violence in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Patrick Musembi, Joseph Muutuki, and Josephine Munyao

Chapter 8: Assessing the Preparedness of the Church in Handling Mental Health Cases in Society in the Post-COVID-19 Period

John Mudegu

Chapter 9: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Socioeconomic Vulnerability of Households: An Assessment of Poverty Eradication Strategies Employed by Christian Chapel, Kenya

Patrick Musembi

Chapter 10: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Education in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities

Evelyn Jepkemei and Martin Munyao

Chapter 11: The Church Will Provide: The Church and Public Education in Kenya

Wandia Njoya

Chapter 12: Church, COVID-19, and Gender-Based Violence in Kenya: Strategies for Intervention by the Post-COVID Church

Sylvia Muriuki