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Spiritual Communion and Eucharistic Ecclesiology

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June 15, 2020
Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Ressourcement
Pastors and theologians are searching for options for sacramental celebration while under social distancing regulations. Some proposals, such as “virtual Communion,” further perpetuate the individualistic tendencies that pervade American Christianity by obscuring the ecclesial contours of the sacrament.

Of Literal Resurrection and Spiritual Communion

Guest Contributor
May 4, 2020
Commentary, Liturgy, The Episcopal Church
By Elizabeth Anderson There are a handful of predictable theological debates that seem to crop up at certain times of the liturgical year. Is purple the appropriate color for Advent, or is it blue? What theo... Read More...

(Don’t) Take and Eat: The Eucharist and Spiritual Reception

Guest Contributor
April 2, 2020
Commentary, Ministry, Ressourcement
By Junius Johnson It is a strange moment in the life of the Church: to show love to our neighbors we refrain from what is most vital in our outreach to them, namely, meeting together to celebrate word and sacrament. How right we are to do so is a question f... Read More...

Two Ways of Common Praying

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March 30, 2020
Commentary, Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
This paper is one liturgical theologian’s attempt to reflect on what it can mean to be the Church for an extended period of time when we will be gathering virtually.

Worship in a Time of Pandemic (Part 2)

Fr. Matthew S.C. Olver
March 25, 2020
Liturgy, Ministry, The Episcopal Church
By Matthew S. C. Olver Part one of this essay considered questions of administering Holy Communion during the pandemic as well as the question of whether or not to hold public worship. Today I consider the r... Read More...

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