Abstract
Theologies of disaster have to recognize exceptional disasters in the framework of a general human exposure to vulnerability, while engaging in the formation of human and religious resilience. Resilience is about “bouncing back and forward” in and through precautionary and self-adaptive responses to disasters. Drawing up a distinction between personal tragedies and socially shared disasters, the basic argument is that the reconnection of disrupted communities lies at the center of both tragedy and disaster. This article describes a post-secular theology of tragedy and disaster that mainly stays in a vernacular language, referring to basic assumptions of the gospel while refraining from using the heavier repertoires of Christian doctrine.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Dialog |
Vol/bind | 56 |
Udgave nummer | 4 |
Sider (fra-til) | 361-372 |
Antal sider | 12 |
ISSN | 0012-2033 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - dec. 2017 |