What Good is God?: Crises, faith, and resilience

by Revd Dr Roger Abbott, Professor Robert White FRS, Robert White (Editor), Roger Abbott (Editor)

Overview

In a world where natural disasters are increasingly impacting our lives, this insightful book brings together a variety of voices to discuss how we can respond practically and faithfully to such tragedies.
Consciously making room for the perspectives of survivors, responders, and academics, it provides a multi-layered and compassionate examination of a difficult and often underexplored subject. As we try to make sense of a seemingly chaotic world that features earthquakes, tsunamis, and pandemics, readers will find this unique conversation a truly ispiring resource for thought, prayer, and action.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857219657
Publisher:	Lion Hudson
Publication date:	11/20/2020
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roger Abbott is Senior Research Associate in ‘Natural’ Disasters for The Faraday Institute, Cambridge. Following many years in pastoral work, where his first introductions to responding to disasters were learned, he went on to gain his Ph.D. in a practical theology of major incident response in the U.K., before expanding his research experience more globally with The Faraday Institute. His publications include Sit on Our Hands, or Stand on Our Feet? (2013), Hello? Is Anyone There?, and Narratives of Faith from the Haiti Earthquake (2019). He has published in journals such as Religions and Practical Theology. He has also been a volunteer chaplain responder to major disasters in the U.K. and abroad. He is the author of What Good is God by Monarch. 

Professor Robert (Bob) White is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1994. He is Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. He is the author of Who is to Blame and What Good is God? by Monarch.

Professor Robert (Bob) White is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at Cambridge and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1994. He is Director of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion. He is the author of Who is to Blame and What Good is God? by Monarch.

Roger Abbott is Senior Research Associate in ‘Natural’ Disasters for The Faraday Institute, Cambridge. Following many years in pastoral work, where his first introductions to responding to disasters were learned, he went on to gain his Ph.D. in a practical theology of major incident response in the U.K., before expanding his research experience more globally with The Faraday Institute. His publications include Siton Our Hands, or Stand on Our Feet? (2013), Hello? Is Anyone There?, and Narratives of Faith from the Haiti Earthquake (2019). He has publishedin journals such as Religions and Practical Theology. He has also beena volunteer chaplain responder to major disasters in the U.K. and abroad. He is the author of What Good is God by Monarch.

Roger Abbott is Senior Research Associate in ‘Natural’ Disasters for The Faraday Institute, Cambridge. Following many years in pastoral work, where his first introductions to responding to disasters were learned, he went on to gain his Ph.D. in a practical theology of major incident response in the U.K., before expanding his research experience more globally with The Faraday Institute. His publications include Siton Our Hands, or Stand on Our Feet? (2013), Hello? Is Anyone There?, and Narratives of Faith from the Haiti Earthquake (2019). He has publishedin journals such as Religions and Practical Theology. He has also beena volunteer chaplain responder to major disasters in the U.K. and abroad. He is the author of What Good is God by Monarch.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Introduction 10

Chapter 1 Disasters: Natural or Unnatural? Robert White 19

Chapter 2 Disasters, Injustice, and the Goodness of Creation Jonathan Moo 36

Chapter 3 "What Good is God?" Disasters, Faith, and Resilience Roger Abbott 55

Chapter 4 Physician Heal Thyself: His Grace is Sufficient Linda Mobula 73

Chapter 5 Disasters, Blame, and Forgiveness (with Special Reference to the "Lockerbie Disaster") John Mosey 90

Chapter 6 Haitian Womanhood, Faith, and Earthquakes Marie Lucie 109

Chapter 7 Disaster: What Survivors Think, and How Best to Help Luc Honorat 124

Chapter 8 How One Church Survived Hurricane Katrina (and What They Learned, with the Help of God) Ken Taylor 138

Chapter 9 Climate Change: A Disaster in Progress Hugh Rollinson 154

Chapter 10 COVID-19 Pandemic: A Christian Perspective Robert White Roger Abbott 171

Afterword Roger Abbott Robert White 185

Author Profiles 199

Picture Acknowledgments 203

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“If you read, learn, and inwardly digest both the science and the
faith in this book, which earths the theology of suffering in the
raw experiences of those who have suffered, then your faith will
be more intelligent, your empathy more compassionate and your
commitment to act more justly will be more determined.”

The Right Reverend James Jones, KBE, formerly Bishop of Liverpool
and Chair of the Independent Hillsborough Panel

“Twenty-four hour news coverage constantly reminds us of the
prevalence of disasters across the world and within our own
communities. How are we to understand the presence of God in the
midst of such disasters? In this book, Roger Abbott and Robert White
bring together a series of essays that each seek not only to help us
to understand disasters theologically, but also how we can build
communities of resilience and hope that can change the world.”

Revd Professor John Swinton, Professor in Practical Theology
and Pastoral Care, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy,

Editorial Reviews

An insightful collection of articles investigating practical and faith reponses to disasters.

From the Publisher