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Why Virtual Communion Is Not Nearly Radical Enough

April 2, 2020 by Paul R. Hinlicky

A question has been raised about whether virtual communion is a possibility. This question is addressed negatively by Professor Paul R. Hinlicky of Roanoke College in an article entitled, “Why Virtual Communion Is Not Radical Enough.” He draws on the Lutheran insistence on bodily eating and drinking and the eucharistic fellowship (koinonia). But he also suggests that we should be preaching about the wrath of God in this situation. Dr. Hinlicky gives a Pauline and Lutheran understanding of the wrath of God.

Filed Under: body, Communion and Community, Covid-19 Tagged With: Koinonia, Original Sin, Wrath of God

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