The Distanced Church: Reflections on Doing Church Online-ePub version Institutional Repository Document uri icon

abstract

  • In March/April 2020 most churches around the world have been forced to close their doors due to the need for social distancing and local lock-downs in order to fight off the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The result was traditional churches had to make an unplanned and swift transition towards technologically-driven forms of gathering. Many church leaders felt out of their comfort zone, while experimenting with doing church online. At the same time, scholars and theologians began studying this new trends in how churches perform worship online. The Distanced Church brings together religious leaders and scholar in conversation in this eBook where each group and offer reflection on lessons learned, answer questions that have been raised, and present insights gleaned from researching religion online. Contributors to this eBook come from ten different countrieswithin North America, Europe, and the Antipodesand represent 12 different Christian denominations including Mainline, Catholic, and Nondenominational churches.

author list (cited authors)

  • Campbell, H.

complete list of authors

  • Campbell, Heidi

publication date

  • May 2020