“I Will Show You My Faith by My Works”: Addressing the Nexus between Philosophical Theodicy and Human Suffering and Loss in Contexts of ‘Natural’ Disaster
As a practical theologian and researcher in the field of ‘natural’ disasters, as well as being a disaster responder chaplain, I am often confronted by, and have to confront, the nexus between theology/philosophy and “real life„ in extremely traumatic contexts....
Main Author: | Roger Philip Abbott |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-03-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/3/213 |
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