Community, Immunity, and Vulnerability: Paradoxes and Possibilities in Postpandemic Diaconal Practice
This article discusses an inherent paradox in contemporary conceptualisations of community as a challenge to diaconia. Logics of protection separate insiders from outsiders, producing a fundamental antagonism between those who belong to the community and those who threaten it. During pandemics, this...
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Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 7 |
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Robert Esposito
B Covid-19 B Vulnerability B diaconal practice B Immunity B Community |
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