Remembering Hiroshima: The Construction of Communal Memory
The survivors of the first atomic bomb used in war, which was dropped in Hiroshima, have been telling their survival stories for many decades. Many of them have found that telling their experiences is empowering, as it gives them a purpose to live and allows them to share their knowledge worldwide w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2015
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Christian scholar's review
Year: 2015, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 337-354 |
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Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The survivors of the first atomic bomb used in war, which was dropped in Hiroshima, have been telling their survival stories for many decades. Many of them have found that telling their experiences is empowering, as it gives them a purpose to live and allows them to share their knowledge worldwide with people of all generations. However, as they age, many survivors are increasingly concerned that there will be no one to tell future generations about their experiences. Akiyo M. Cantrell proposes that Christians ought to respond to their concerns positively by learning the survivors’ stories, from the survivors’ perspectives, and telling the stories to others, while keeping the survivors in their prayers. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christian scholar's review
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