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Natural Disasters and Climate Change: A Catholic concern
Many of our neighbors in Long Beach and East Atlantic Beach, NY have experienced natural disasters in the past. As we anticipated the impact of Hurricane Sandy neighbors discusses their experience of Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and Hurricane Irene that … Continue reading
Praxic Theodicy: A process for responding to tragedy
In my own experience of Hurricane Sandy I witnessed and experienced a moment that theologian Jon Sobrino calls “countercultural goodness.” A moment where in the midst of tragic suffering people are driven to give of themselves in order to help the … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane sandy, Jon Sobrino, kenosis, koinonia, praxic theodicy
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Hurricane and Natural Catastrophes, “Where is God in All this?”
Practical or (within the Hispanic context) popular theology places an emphasis on the lived experience of the faithful community. I offer my experience of Hurricane Sandy in a recent post as the setting for a theological investigation on how our … Continue reading
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Tagged "Where is God?", hurricane sandy, Jon Sobrino, Long Beach, theodicy
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An Experience of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy made landfall around 8pm on Monday October 29, 2012. It headed straight into the center of New Jersey as a level one hurricane but with other conditions including a full moon and stronger storm surges it had a … Continue reading