Through the Eyes of Retired Clergy: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Future for the Church of England
McKenna, U., Neal, T. and Francis, L.J. (2023) Through the Eyes of Retired Clergy: The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Future for the Church of England. Rural Theology. ISSN 1470-4994
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Abstract
Data from the Coronavirus, Church & You Survey indicated that retired clergy were feeling less comfortable with the Church’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and more disaffected from the institutional Church. The subsequent project, Through the eyes of retired clergy, listened in greater depth to how retired clergy felt about the ways in which the Church had responded to the pandemic and to how they saw the future for the Church. In terms of the Church’s response to the pandemic, retired clergy were not only realistic and affirming, but also engaged and critical. In terms of the future for the church, retired clergy were realistic and pessimistic. The general view was that the pandemic had accelerated the effect of trends evident before the pandemic. Some would argue that, while the pandemic could have reinforced the visibility of the Church in the local community, such opportunities were largely missed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2023 Taylor and Francis. This is an author accepted manuscript of a paper subsequently published in Rural Theology. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
| Keywords: | Church of England Covid-19 retired clergy mission and ministry looking to the future |
| Depositing User: | Ursula Mckenna |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2023 10:19 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2023 10:19 |
| URI: | https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1006 |
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