RELIGION AND THE RAYS OF HOPE IN THE POST COVID-19 REGIME

Résumé

The entire global society has been thrown in continues trepidation with the surge of Covid-19 pandemic in recent times. The phenomenon has brought an unimaginable anguish both physically and psychologically to mankind. Perhaps, the direct consequence is more visible in both social and economic lives of the entire human race. The human suffering posed by the deadly corona pandemic, and the grave fear it has created in the minds of people have exerted a consternation not only on the economic or social lives, but also wield a threat on the spiritual lives of the entire human beings. Different social and economic measures are taken to ameliorate the general suffering posed by the pandemic through the promotion of welfare and stimulus packages. Various governments and the International Community are committing both human and material resources in the fields of science and medicine towards eradicating the menace. However, much is needed towards building the hope of the entire mankind ravaged by the impact of the pandemic. The research employs religion as a tool to forestall the fears that keep creeping in the minds of people, with the aim of providing hopes to individuals that are wrecked by the deadly pandemic.