Postdenominational Christianity and the Coronavirus

Religious Field and Innovation in Mexico and the United States

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https://doi.org/10.29340/en.v5n9.201

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Emerging Christianity, Coronavirus, Postdenominational Churches, Religious innovation, Mexico, United States

Abstract

Postdenominational Christianity has considerable changes in the styles of worship and in the organizational congregational structure, transforming the way in which their devotees relate to their beliefs, with the world around them and the way in which they experience Christianity. This article presents examples of Postdenominational Churches in Mexico and the United States in the context of social distancing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. Using these examples, we observe the innovation in the religious field that Postdenominational Churches represent and how they not only have online resources, but in certain cases, they are what we call semi-virtual Churches.

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Author Biographies

  • Edson Fernando Gomes, Maestro, Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

    Edson F. Gomes holds a master's degree in Science and Culture Communication from the iteso (2018-2020) and a graduate in Social Sciences from the University of Brasilia (2013-2017), his research interests encompass contemporary forms of Christianity, contemporary Protestant Christianity, organizational communication and the use of communication strategies in religious institutions.

  • Carlos Samuel Ibarra, Doctor, Colegio de la Frontera Norte

    Carlos S. Ibarra is an anthropologist trained at the Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia-Unidad Chihuahua (2006-2010), has a master's degree in social anthropology from the Escuela de Antropología e Historia del Norte de México (2013-2015) and a PhD in cultural studies from the Colegio de la Frontera Norte. His doctoral dissertation addresses emerging Christian movements and processes of religious deconstruction in the northern border of Mexico.

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Published

2022-03-21

How to Cite

Postdenominational Christianity and the Coronavirus: Religious Field and Innovation in Mexico and the United States. (2022). Encartes, 5(9), 174-196. https://doi.org/10.29340/en.v5n9.201