A Global Perspective on the COVID 19 Crisis and an Ontological Theology Perspective

• Main Author: Dr Erwin Samuel Henderson
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Africajournals 2021-03-01
• Series: Pharos Journal of Theology
• Subjects: covid 19; ontology; theology; existence; god
• Online Access: https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_12_vol_102_2021_unizul_fellow.pdf

This article asks whether human history has any bearing on understanding and interpreting the Covid 19 pandemic. It seeks to examine the historical and present circumstance to identify possible causes, dangers, responses and solutions. It more importantly seeks to respond to the question, is there a possible conjuncture with an ontological theology view of God and the world? The aim of the first section is to present a succinct overview of pandemic themes and in the second, to articulate three significant responses from the ontological theology perspective. This view has for primary focus the reality of the Person of God with emphasis on being and existence, both His and ours in general and specifically in times of crisis. Where is God? Why is this happening? What is He saying? Why does He not intervene? Crises evoke fundamental belief questions. The article therefore, seeks to demonstrate the validity of a cohesive connection between the divine, transcendent and eternal with humanity and human history.