Kristi kropp ad hoc? : Förändringar i Svenska kyrkans nattvardsfirande efter Covid-19-pandemin
Fransson, Sara and Mannerfelt, Frida LU
(2025)
In Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi (TPT) / Nordic Journal of Practical Theology
42(1).
p.5-26
- Abstract
- During the Covid-19-pandemic, the Church of Sweden (CofS) adjusted its eucharis-tic practices, and congregations practiced a variety of adjustments. These adjust-ments were motivated and problematized in relation to community, often refer-encing a metaphor crucial in the development of CofS theology during the 20th Century: “the body of Christ.” Scholars also speculated on how these adjustments could affect theology in the long run. This article aims to describe the state of these practices one year after the pandemic, analyzing whether the various adjustments remain. By comparing two nationwide surveys from 2020 and 2023 within the CofS, the article shows that while some adjustments have declined, many remain. The theological implications... (More)
- During the Covid-19-pandemic, the Church of Sweden (CofS) adjusted its eucharis-tic practices, and congregations practiced a variety of adjustments. These adjust-ments were motivated and problematized in relation to community, often refer-encing a metaphor crucial in the development of CofS theology during the 20th Century: “the body of Christ.” Scholars also speculated on how these adjustments could affect theology in the long run. This article aims to describe the state of these practices one year after the pandemic, analyzing whether the various adjustments remain. By comparing two nationwide surveys from 2020 and 2023 within the CofS, the article shows that while some adjustments have declined, many remain. The theological implications of these changes are discussed in relation to the met-aphor of the body of Christ, drawing on how the metaphor has been developed by theologians reflecting on the Hiv/aids epidemic in the African context. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Under Covid-19-pandemin anpassade Svenska kyrkan sina nattvardspraktiker på ett flertal olika sätt. Anpassningarna motiverades och problematiserades i relation till gemenskap, ofta med hänvisning till en metafor som varit avgörande i utvecklingen av Svenska kyrkans teologi under 1900-talet: "Kristi kropp". Det spekulerades också både inom forskningen och i den allmänna debatten, för huruvida dessa anpassningar kunde påverka teologin och den teologiska praxisen på lång sikt. Denna artikel syftar till att undersök hur dessa nattvardspraktiker förändrats ett år efter pandemin. Genom att jämföra två nationella undersökningar från 2020 och 2023 inom Svenska kyrkan visar artikeln att även om vissa anpassningar har minskat, kvarstår många. De... (More)
- Under Covid-19-pandemin anpassade Svenska kyrkan sina nattvardspraktiker på ett flertal olika sätt. Anpassningarna motiverades och problematiserades i relation till gemenskap, ofta med hänvisning till en metafor som varit avgörande i utvecklingen av Svenska kyrkans teologi under 1900-talet: "Kristi kropp". Det spekulerades också både inom forskningen och i den allmänna debatten, för huruvida dessa anpassningar kunde påverka teologin och den teologiska praxisen på lång sikt. Denna artikel syftar till att undersök hur dessa nattvardspraktiker förändrats ett år efter pandemin. Genom att jämföra två nationella undersökningar från 2020 och 2023 inom Svenska kyrkan visar artikeln att även om vissa anpassningar har minskat, kvarstår många. De teologiska implikationerna av dessa förändringar diskuteras i relation till metaforen Kristi kropp, med utgångspunkt i hur metaforen har utvecklats av teologer som reflekterat över HIV/AIDS-epidemin i den afrikanska kontexten. (Less)
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- Fransson, Sara
and Mannerfelt, Frida
LU
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- publishing date
- 2025-06-01
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Nattvard, Svenska kyrkan, Covid-19, Pandemi, Kristi kropp, covid 19
- in
- Tidsskrift for Praktisk Teologi (TPT) / Nordic Journal of Practical Theology
- volume
- 42
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 22 pages
- ISSN
- 3084-1135
- DOI
- 10.48626/tpt.v42i1.5607
- language
- Swedish
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