Act of God/Active God
Recovering from Natural Disasters
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Fortress Press (Augsburg Fortress)
- Published: 2001
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Publisher's Description
Is a natural disaster an "act of God?" Did God cause the disaster? If God is all powerful, why did God allow it to happen? Gary Harbaugh argues that God is active in our questions, confusions, and doubts, as well as in those who help—either individually or as communities of faith. He discusses the dynamics of the caregiver/care receiver relationship to provide insights into how natural disaster survivors can face an uncertain future with hope and faith. A final chapter for caregivers provides help for the emotional and spiritual health of those who assist others in times of disaster. Appendices provide practical, close-to-the-ground tools. Also available as an eBook at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
Endorsements (1)
“Dr. Gary Harbaugh provides insights and understandings to help persons of faith to struggle with that seeming contradiction. . . . Instead of seeing disasters as 'acts of God,' he shows that when disasters occur, God in fact is active: active in and through our questions, confusion, and doubts; active in and through our responses and actions; active in and through the community; and active in and through people of faith.”
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