Across the religion blogosphere, some of the most visible discussions of the Haitian earthquake have focused on two topics: Vodou…
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Earthquake theodicy
January 25, 2010
In The New York Times, James Wood suggests that the theological consequences of President Obama's comments about the Haiti earthquake…
Elizabeth McAlister on hope and tragedy in Haiti
January 22, 2010
Elizabeth McAlister is an Associate Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University and a member of the SSRC's working group on…
Taking the high road in Haiti
January 21, 2010
Hearkening back to the cataclysmic Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and its reverberations in Euro-American culture, Paula Cooey reviews some of…
David Brooks outdoes Pat Robertson
January 19, 2010
A number of blogs recently have criticized David Brooks for his response to the earthquake in Haiti. Noting that Haiti's…