Karen O'Brien-Kop

Humanities scholar specializing in history of religions and lived religion; co-editor of the volume on religion, spirituality, and public health and co-author of the book's introduction framing epistemic interactions during COVID.

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Apr 9, 2026 • 50min

Karen O'Brien-Kop and Suzanne Newcombe eds., "Religion, Spirituality and Public Health" (British Academy, 2025)

Suzanne Newcombe, a sociologist of religion researching healing and epistemic pluralism, and Karen O'Brien-Kop, a humanities scholar of lived religion, discuss how diverse ways of knowing shaped COVID responses. They explore marginal traditions from Pentecostal nursing to Siddha medicine and online anti-vax worlds. Conversations cover code-switching between biomedical and spiritual logics, transnational flows, and why everyday religious reasoning matters for public health.

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