‘Sacrament of (Be)longing’: Analysis of Finnish Lutheran and Orthodox Christian Eucharistic Practices amid Absence and Estrangement
This article addresses eucharistic and communal transformations of two local Finnish churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) and the Orthodox Church of Finland (OCF), amid the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions. We analyze how eucharistic practices have transformed in the ELCF and...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
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Brill
2022
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| Στο/Στη: |
Exchange
Έτος: 2022, Τόμος: 51, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 39-60 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | KAJ Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1914-, Σύγχρονη Εποχή KBE Βόρεια Ευρώπη, Σκανδιναβία KDD Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία KDF Ορθόδοξη Εκκλησία ΝΒΡ Δόγμα των Μυστηρίων, Μυστήρια RC Λειτουργική |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
B Communion B Covid-19 B Ecclesiology B Orthodox Church of Finland B Eucharist B Community |
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| Σύνοψη: | This article addresses eucharistic and communal transformations of two local Finnish churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) and the Orthodox Church of Finland (OCF), amid the COVID-19 pandemic and precautions. We analyze how eucharistic practices have transformed in the ELCF and the OCF and the ways these transformations are reflected in the experiences of both parishioners and pastors. The data consist of four questionnaires (N = 739) collected from Lutheran and Orthodox believers and Lutheran vicars during the pandemic. Our results indicate that the significance of belonging was emphasized during the time of social distancing. While among those in the ELCF, experiences of belonging were manifested in terms of Eucharist, among those in the OCF, belonging was most often reflected in relation to liturgical community. The differences in eucharistic theologies of the OCF and the ELCF have perhaps become more visible in exceptional circumstances. |
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| ISSN: | 1572-543X |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Exchange
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1572543X-20221618 |