Religion at Ground Zero : Theological Responses to Times of Crisis.
''The world will never be the same!'' How many times have human beings uttered this cry after a tragic event? This book analyzes how such emotive reactions impact on the way religion is understood, exploring theological responses to human tragedy and cultural shock by focusing on...
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Bloomsbury Publishing,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 In the Wake of Lisbon, Katrina and Haiti: On the Limits of Theodicy; Chapter 2 The 'War to End All Wars': Religion in the Trenches of the Great War; Chapter 3 Jewish Theological Responses to the Shoah; Chapter 4 September 11, 2001: Religion Reviled and Revived; Chapter 5 Belief and the Trauma of Catastrophic 'Events'; Chapter 6 Religion as Ground Zero?; Chapter 7 Speaking of God in a Time of Terror; Afterword; Bibliography; Index.