On distance, isolation, belonging and the quarantined church of today

"From the closure of Churches during the pandemic, and therefore in the absence of a community of worship, arises the pressing theological question: what does it mean to belong 'from a distance'? Although many have reacted to this question by providing virtual alternatives for activit...

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Main Author: Irizar, Pablo (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York T $T Clark 2022
In:Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Reading Augustine
Further subjects:B Church
B Social Integration Religious aspects Christianity
B Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430)
B Belonging (Social psychology)
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Summary:"From the closure of Churches during the pandemic, and therefore in the absence of a community of worship, arises the pressing theological question: what does it mean to belong 'from a distance'? Although many have reacted to this question by providing virtual alternatives for activities and by reaffirming solidarity in times of hardship, a theological response requires articulating the effects of quarantine and distancing on what it means to belong in the Church. Fundamentally, what does it mean to belong, and is it possible to belong anew after the pandemic? This book addresses these questions by carefully drawing from the thought of Augustine of Hippo, whose life and thought fittingly echoes the course of our times"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1350269654