120. John Schmalzbauer on Churches & 1918 Flu Pandemic

John Schmalzbauer, professor and Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies in the Department of Religious Studies at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, talks with Word&Way Editor & President Brian Kaylor about how churches and government leaders responded during the 1918 flu pandemic. He also connects the 1918 responses to current efforts to flatten the curve of the coronavirus outbreak. (This episode is sponsored in part by Churchnet and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.)