Preaching the Ecclesiological Gospel Amidst a Syndemic Context

As the proliferation of new variations of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) continues to increase, it is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. Indeed, we are living in a world of interrelating and overlapping pandemics—a syndemic. A syndemic accelerates the polarization of access to heal...

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Main Author: Kim, Seyeom (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B Contextuality
B syndemic
B Covid-19
B Preaching
B Liturgy
B communality
B Sacramentality
B ecclesiological Gospel
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