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Religion and disaster
Campbell-Nelson, John
Campbell-Nelson, John
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For many victims, it matters little to their misery whether the disaster comes from natural causes, human error, or political intrigue. They experience themselves as caught up in events beyond their control and beyond their resources to remedy. The agents of their suffering are often as mysterious as divinities; and when these can be identified – whether politicians, the military, religious extremists, or large corporations – they seem as far beyond the victims’ reach as God – farther, perhaps, because God at least can be petitioned in prayer
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2014
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9782940428694
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