Reality of presence in virtually mediated sacramentality: has sacramental theology sustained us?
The global pandemic has impacted the liturgical life of the church by forcing worshiping communities to turn to online liturgies in lieu of gathering together as the body of Christ in one place and time. But the ongoing theological reflection has been particularly concerned with sacramental liturgy...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022
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Anglican theological review
Year: 2022, Volume: 104, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-53 |
Further subjects: | B
Consumerism
B Pandemic B Liturgy B Sacramentality B Commodification |
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Summary: | The global pandemic has impacted the liturgical life of the church by forcing worshiping communities to turn to online liturgies in lieu of gathering together as the body of Christ in one place and time. But the ongoing theological reflection has been particularly concerned with sacramental liturgy online. How can incarnate matter-filled ecclesial sacraments be celebrated without being “in-person”? This article suggests that the ritual and sacramental effects of the pandemic brought an already-existing lack of catechesis on sacramental theology to the surface by exploring two connected conversations: on the one hand, eucharistic theology and the meaning of “real presence” in a time of Internet religion, and on the other hand, the effects of the insidious inculturation of consumerism and commodification highlighted in the “liturgy on demand” world of online ritual and ritual online. |
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ISSN: | 2163-6214 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Anglican theological review
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/00033286211060329 |