Church After the Corona Pandemic : Consequences for Worship and Theology

This book discerns how the church has changed because of the pandemic, in what ways worship can exists online and the means of grace can be operative, and how theology continues to form people in the digital age. Organized around the four-fold pattern of Sunday worship—Gathering, Word, Meal, Sending—this collection of essays provides source material for both theological discernment and practical implementation. Topics include (preparing and) offering a theology of worship no matter the modality, engaging the questions of embodiment as related to the incarnation of Christ, and looking at the theology of church in a digital age.  Renown scholars in the field explore how online worship provides for the visibility of the gospel, how to lament and pray in the midst of pandemic and future crises, and how the mission of the church through its worship can continue regardless of physical restrictions.  This timely collection appeals to researchers, professionals, and practitioners in the field.