Horizontal and vertical dimensions in Zambian sermons about the COVID-19 pandemic
In the contemporary literature about the relationship between religion and COVID -19, vertical as well as horizontal responses can be distinguished. Much of the current literature is based on personal reflection or on quantitative research. This article adds a qualitative research perspective and of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2019
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2019, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-99 |
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Church
B Soziale Lage B Covid-19 B African Christianity B Clergyperson B Sambia B Pandemic B Effect B Pentecostal churches B Effects B Christianity B Social Conditions |
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| Summary: | In the contemporary literature about the relationship between religion and COVID -19, vertical as well as horizontal responses can be distinguished. Much of the current literature is based on personal reflection or on quantitative research. This article adds a qualitative research perspective and offers a preliminary analysis of the religious frameworks used by pastors in the Reformed Church in Zambia. Although the pastors acknowledge the need for communal action, their livestreamed services show an emphasis on the vertical dimension, i.e., the relation with God. As this article argues, this can be understood from an African worldview. There is also evidence that the initial vertical dimension of the services shifts to more horizontal concerns as the pandemic progresses. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340159 |