What Churches Should Do When Civil Authorities Restrict Their Assemblies

Religious groups endured great angst during the COVID-19 pandemic due to, among other things, temporary restrictions and prohibitions on group assemblies. Responses by Christians in the United States, in particular, varied from acquiescence to innovation to non-compliance. Religious groups should ca...

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1. VerfasserIn: Otey, Melvin L. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Theology today
Jahr: 2024, Band: 81, Heft: 2, Seiten: 126-135
IxTheo Notationen:CH Christentum und Gesellschaft
KAJ Kirchengeschichte 1914-; neueste Zeit
KBQ Nordamerika
RB Kirchliches Amt; Gemeinde
SA Kirchenrecht; Staatskirchenrecht
weitere Schlagwörter:B Lord's Day
B Worship
B Coronavirus
B Covid-19
B First Amendment
B Religious Freedom
B Assemblies
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Zusammenfassung:Religious groups endured great angst during the COVID-19 pandemic due to, among other things, temporary restrictions and prohibitions on group assemblies. Responses by Christians in the United States, in particular, varied from acquiescence to innovation to non-compliance. Religious groups should carefully consider the theological and practical merits of these approaches so they can respond in ways that are reasonable and consistent with their faith should circumstances lead to future curtailments of their freedoms to assemble for public worship. In most cases, reasonable expectations and legal recourse will resolve concerns. Outright defiance of government restrictions on assemblies during crises is rarely necessary and appropriate.
ISSN:2044-2556
Enthält:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00405736241248340