Liturgy in Lockdown: Restricted Movement, Expanded Worship

Religions

Deborah Ann Wong¹ 

[1] Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA;

关键词: liturgy;    worship;    pandemic;    network;    liquid church;    sacramentality;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel13010025

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

What has the pandemic taught us about worship? Reflecting on religion in quarantine, Heidi A. Campbell observed that while many churches have embraced a new medium of worship (digital), the underlying approach to worship has remained centered on the worship event. Campbell criticizes this event-based focus as being out of step with the networked age in which we live. Is Campbell right, or is there still a place for the worship event, even in this networked age? Drawing on the work of liturgical theologians and network theorists, I revisit the role of the liturgical event in the wider life of the church, arguing that the liturgical event remains a central element of the church’s mission, but that the liturgy is meant to take worshippers beyond itself. I suggest that pandemic reflections on liturgy should lead the church to emphasize that Christians are a sent people, even during a time of restricted movement. This shift in emphasis from gathering to sending out redefines the church more broadly and helps us reclaim a more expansive vision of worship beyond the mere event.

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