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Restoration of Community and Space of Relationship in the Age of Endemic

  • The Korean Journal of Chiristian Social Ethics
  • Abbr : 기사윤
  • 2023, (56), pp.127-158
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Christian Social Ethics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : June 22, 2023
  • Accepted : August 13, 2023
  • Published : August 31, 2023

Gwang-yeon Kim 1

1숭실대학교

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ABSTRACT

Until now, we have been through the non-face-to-face society of the last COVID-19 era. As a result, the church could not hold services in the sanctuary. Small gatherings and group activities were suspended, and even small gatherings for religious life were prohibited. Also, while our society went through Covid-19, people experienced too much psychological shrinkage. As the endemic era comes after COVID-19, our society has become busy transitioning to the face-to-face system. Churches were allowed to worship in their buildings, and small bible studies and group activities for faith resumed. With the complete restoration of the face-to-face system as a social structure, we have been given a new task for the Korean church to pursue. Levinas now offers us an alternative. Levinas says that others‘ pain and suffering are areas of responsibility within the community. In the age of endemic, he tells us to “have a face-to-face meeting with the other in an intimate space.” The faces of others are always waiting for us, and now we can get close to them. The pain shown on the faces of others is the responsibility of our community.

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