TY - JOUR
T1 - Australian Catholics’ Lived Experiences of COVID-19 Church Closures
AU - Martyr, Philippa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - In 2020, Australian Catholic churches closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, but there has been little qualitative data published on the lived experience of churchgoing Catholics in this period. Data from 175 Australian churchgoing Catholic survey participants who left responses describing their COVID-19 worship experiences as part of a larger project revealed five major themes: ‘Church and State’, ‘Blessings in disguise’, ‘Polarisation’, ‘Future proofing’, and ‘Loss’. Respondents expressed a diverse range of views about the church leadership, lockdowns, conspiracy theories, the merits and deficits of online worship, and their own thriving or suffering during church closures.
AB - In 2020, Australian Catholic churches closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, but there has been little qualitative data published on the lived experience of churchgoing Catholics in this period. Data from 175 Australian churchgoing Catholic survey participants who left responses describing their COVID-19 worship experiences as part of a larger project revealed five major themes: ‘Church and State’, ‘Blessings in disguise’, ‘Polarisation’, ‘Future proofing’, and ‘Loss’. Respondents expressed a diverse range of views about the church leadership, lockdowns, conspiracy theories, the merits and deficits of online worship, and their own thriving or suffering during church closures.
KW - Australia
KW - Catholic
KW - COVID-19
KW - Qualitative
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153788388&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10943-023-01823-6
DO - 10.1007/s10943-023-01823-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 37106205
AN - SCOPUS:85153788388
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 62
SP - 2881
EP - 2898
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 4
ER -