Resilience and Interdependence: Christian and Buddhist Views of Social Responsibility Following Natural Disasters

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the media publicized the response of conservative Christians such as John Hagee and Pat Robertson who suggested it was divine retribution for sinful activity in New Orleans. Following the Japanese Tsunami of 2011, the media broadcasted a statement from the T...

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Main Author: McGuire, Beverley Foulks (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Hawaii Press [2019]
In: Buddhist Christian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 39, Pages: 115-131
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Human being / Environment / Interdependence / Resilience (Personality trait) / Buddhism / Social responsibility / Christian social ethics
B New Orleans, La. / Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (Hurricane) / Japan / Tsunami / Nuclear reactor accident / Catastrophe / Person affected / Accusation
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BL Buddhism
CB Christian life; spirituality
CH Christianity and Society
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B Natural Disaster
B structural injustice
B Interdependence
B Social Ethics
B Retribution
B Resilience
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