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This blessed sacrament of unity? Holy Communion, the pandemic, and the Church of England

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Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) This blessed sacrament of unity? Holy Communion, the pandemic, and the Church of England. Journal of Empirical Theology . pp. 1-15. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341420

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1163/15709256-12341420

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Abstract

A major consequence of the pandemic for the Church of England was the decision of the Archbishops on 24 March 2020 to prevent the use of churches (even for the broadcasting of services by the clergy), and the consequent sudden trajectory into online worship streamed by clergy from their homes. On Easter Sunday the Archbishop of Canterbury exemplified the challenge confronting Anglican clergy by presiding for the nation from his kitchen table. This sudden change to online services may have highlighted differences in eucharistic practice within the Church of England, differentiating between those shaped in the Anglo-Catholic, Broad Church, and Evangelical traditions. This paper tests the thesis that during the initial days of lockdown this blessed sacrament of unity also embraced rich diversity among loyal Anglicans. Data provided by 3,286 laity and 1,353 clergy from the Coronavirus, Church & You Survey lend support for this thesis.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BT Doctrinal Theology
B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR)
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- , COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Empirical theology , Church work -- Church of England, Internet in church work, Digital communications -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Empirical Theology
Publisher: Brill
ISSN: 1570-9256
Official Date: 28 October 2021
Dates:
DateEvent
28 October 2021Published
13 September 2021Accepted
Page Range: pp. 1-15
DOI: 10.1163/15709256-12341420
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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