Elettyä teologiaa: Suomen evankelisluterilaisen kirkon kirkkoherrojen ja seurakuntalaisten suhtautuminen etäehtoolliseen
Keywords:
Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko, Ehtoollinen, Etäehtoollinen, Covid-19, Koronapandemia, Eletty uskonto, Käytännöllinen teologiaAbstract
Lived Theology: The Views of Finnish Vicars and Parishioners concerning Online Communion — A lively debate on the observation of the Eucharist during the COVID-19 pandemic has been taking place all over the Christian world, including in Finland. In this article, we investigate the views and experiences of Finnish vicars and parishioners concerning online Communion. Our study is based on two sets of data collected in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland during the first wave of the pandemic. Our multimethod research shows that online Communion is primarily a theological problem for both vicars and parishioners, as only a few respondents addressed its practical aspects. The data are analyzed from the theoretical viewpoint of lived theology, which is part of the framework of lived religion.
