Christianity, ‘supernatural’ beliefs and COVID-19
COVID-19 arguably had far-reaching implications for Christianity and the church as an institution. Issues around social distancing and lockdown directly impacted articulation and religious expression, while understanding of the pandemic and the virus were mediated through constructions of religio-sp...
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2023
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Acta theologica
Year: 2023, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 174-192 |
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Church leadership
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Catholic church (Motif)
/ Pandemic
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