Owning Disaster

Coping with Catastrophe in Abrahamic Narrative Traditions
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-45476-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

Delving into the intertwined tapestry of Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sacred texts, exegesis, philosophy, theology, and historiography, this book explores the similar coping mechanisms across Abrahamic communities in reconciling the implications of disasters without abandoning their faith.

Belief in a single, omnipotent God carries with it the challenge of explaining and contextualizing disasters that seem to contravene God’s supposed will. Through explorations of Jewish responses to the destruction of both the First and Second Temples, Christian responses to the Arab Muslim conquests, Muslim responses to the Crusades, and a variety of responses to the Mongol conquests, Aaron M. Hagler unveils the shared patterns and responses that emerge within these communities when confronted by calamity. Initial responses come in the forms of horrified lamentations, but as the initial shock dissipates, a complex dance of self-blame and collective introspection unfolds, as writers and theologians seek to contextualize the tragedy and guide their communities toward hope, resilience, and renewal.

Of interest to scholars, theologians, and individuals seeking to explore interconnected notions of resilience within Abrahamic communities, Owning Disaster will resonate with readers eager to contemplate the intricate relationship between religious dogma, human resilience, and the profound questions that emerge when confronted with calamity.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hagler, Aaron M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Birth and a Brief History of Monotheism 2. The Babylonians, Solomon’s Temple, and the Babylonian Exile (576 BCE) 3. The Destruction of the Second Temple (70 CE) 4. The Muslim Conquest of the Byzantine Levant 5. Muslim Responses to the Crusades 6. Gog and Magog. General Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Aaron M. Hagler is a Research Associate at Hebrew Union College and a History Educator at Geffen Academy at UCLA. He is a former Associate Professor of History at Troy University with a PhD in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania.