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Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Author: Tornado God
Author: Peter J. ThuesenPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019068030X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
One of the earliest sources of humanity's religious impulse was severe weather, which ancient peoples attributed to the wrath of storm gods. Enlightenment thinkers derided such beliefs as superstition and predicted they would pass away as humans became more scientifically and theologically sophisticated. But in America, scientific and theological hubris came face-to-face with the tornado, nature's most violent windstorm. Striking the United States more than any other nation, tornadoes have consistently defied scientists' efforts to unlock their secrets. Meteorologists now acknowledge that even the most powerful computers will likely never be able to predict a tornado's precise path. Similarly, tornadoes have repeatedly brought Americans to the outer limits of theology, drawing them into the vortex of such mysteries as how to reconcile suffering with a loving God and whether there is underlying purpose or randomness in the universe. In this groundbreaking history, Peter Thuesen captures the harrowing drama of tornadoes, as clergy, theologians, meteorologists, and ordinary citizens struggle to make sense of these death-dealing tempests. He argues that, in the tornado, Americans experience something that is at once culturally peculiar (the indigenous storm of the national imagination) and religiously primal (the sense of awe before an unpredictable and mysterious power). He also shows that, in an era of climate change, the weather raises the issue of society's complicity in natural disasters. In the whirlwind, Americans confront the question of their own destiny-how much is self-determined and how much is beyond human understanding or control.
Catalogue of the McAlpin Collection of British History and Theology
Author: Union Theological Seminary (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
Catalogue of Autographs, Etc
Author: Dobell, P. J. & A. E., booksellers, LondonPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1012
Book Description
The Concept of Our Changing Loyalties
Author: Herbert Aaron BlochPublisher:
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Category : Attitude (Psychology)
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Early English Books, 1641-1700
Author: University Microfilms InternationalPublisher: Ann Arbor, Mich. : U.M.I.
ISBN: 9780835721011
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Columbia University Studies in the Social Sciences
Author: P.J. & A.E. Dobell Book Sale Catalogs
Author: P.J. & A.E. Dobell (Firm)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland & Ireland
Author: Maggs BrosPublisher:
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Author: Maggs Bros