Tag: Humanitarian Disaster Institute
The event was hosted by Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute.
Francis Collins urges evangelicals: ‘Love your neighbor,’ get COVID-19 vaccine
by: Adelle M. Banks April 27, 2021 (RNS) — Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many ofRead More
When Aten, executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College, began to urge his fellow evangelicals to get vaccinated, however, things got ugly.
For evangelical leader Jamie Aten, advocating for vaccines led to a death threat
By: Bob Smietana April 27, 2021 (RNS) — Jamie Aten has spent years trying to help his fellow evangelicals deal with disasters. In the past, when he wrote about hurricanes,Read More
Recent study shows that white Evangelicals are less likely to get vaccinated than most other groups
Humanitarian Leaders Jamie Aten and Kent Annan launch petition to encourage Evangelicals to get vaccinated against COVID-19
WHEATON, Ill., April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Jamie Aten and Kent Annan have started an online petition on Change.org encouraging fellow Evangelicals to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This is in response to a recent study by Pew ResearchRead More
Just prior to Katrina, New Orleans had the second-highest concentration of poverty in the nation.
Opinion: From Katrina to COVID, American crises expose racial injustice again and again
by: Roxanne Stone (Jamie Aten) Aug. 29, 2020 (RNS) — To follow Christ’s mandate to love God and neighbor (Matthew 12) in this time of pandemic means white Christians, myselfRead More
Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute in Illinois released a series of documents this week to augment the guidelines of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
by: Adelle M. BanksJune 12, 2020 (RNS) — An evangelical research center focused on disaster response has detailed key steps churchgoers might take as they contemplate attending reopened churches. WheatonRead More
New COVID-19 reopening church resources for individuals and families
Wheaton College’s HDI Resources for Individuals Returning to Church: Guide, Decision Trees, and Checklist
Letter from Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Good morning…, wanted to let you know about the new COVID-19 reopening church resources for individuals and families weRead More