Title Narratives of faith from the Haiti earthquake : religion, natural hazards and disaster response / Roger P. Abbott and Robert S. White

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge focus on religion Routledge focus on religion. Contents Haiti needs a new narrative -- When our earth shook -- When we were shocked -- How our faith responded -- What we were never told -- Our complicating factors -- What we have to teach the world Summary This book presents an in-depth ethnographic case study carried out in the years following the 2010 Haiti earthquake to present the role of faith beliefs in disaster response. The earthquake is one of the most destructive on record, and the aftermath, including a cholera epidemic and ongoing humanitarian aid, has continued for years following the catastrophe. Based on dozens of interviews, this book gives primacy to survivors' narratives. It begins by laying out the Haitian context, before presenting an account of the earthquake from survivors' perspectives. It then explores in detail how the earthquake affected the religious, mainly Christian, faith of survivors and how religious faith influenced how they responded to, and are recovering from, the experience. The account is also informed by geoscience and the accompanying "complicating factors." Finally, the Haitian experience highlights the significant role that religious faith can play alongside other learned coping strategies in disaster response and recovery globally. This book contributes an important case study to an emerging literature in which the influence of both religion and narrative is being recognised. It will be of interest to scholars of any discipline concerned with disaster response, including practical theology, anthropology, psychology, geography, Caribbean studies and earth science. It will also provide a resource for non-governmental organisations Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Roger P. Abbott is Senior Research Associate at The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, U.K. Robert S. White, FRS is Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge and Director of The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, U.K Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 20, 2019) Subject Earthquakes -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010. Haitians -- Religion Christianity -- Haiti RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disasters & Disaster Relief. RELIGION -- Psychology of Religion. Christianity Earthquakes -- Religious aspects -- Christianity Haiti Form Electronic book Author White, Roger S., author LC no. 2019014566 ISBN 9780429026287 0429026285 9780429651885 0429651880 9780429649240 042964924X 9780429646607 0429646607

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