My Tsunami Journey

My Tsunami Journey

Author: Mark Dowd

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2022-04-11

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1725295350

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How can we reconcile belief in a loving God with the suffering of innocent human beings and earthly creatures in the natural world? This question, as old as the Old Testament’s book of Job, has been mainly grappled with over the centuries by learned theologians and philosophers. But in this groundbreaking work, the author is sent on a journey across thousands of miles to speak to Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians like himself following the 2004 colossal tsunami waves that killed more than 230,000 people. In the wake of such carnage, why do some people lose their faith while others emerge with it intact and strengthened? Are these events in the natural world really linked to divine justice as “punishment for sin”? And if not, what are the best possible explanations for why an intelligent and caring deity would fashion a world in which babies can die of leukemia and the elderly fall victim to deadly viruses such as COVID-19? This account will offer profound food for thought for troubled believers and curious agnostics alike.


My Tsunami Journey

My Tsunami Journey

Author: Mark Dowd

Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)

Published: 2022-04-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781725295346

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How can we reconcile belief in a loving God with the suffering of innocent human beings and earthly creatures in the natural world? This question, as old as the Old Testament's book of Job, has been mainly grappled with over the centuries by learned theologians and philosophers. But in this groundbreaking work, the author is sent on a journey across thousands of miles to speak to Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians like himself following the 2004 colossal tsunami waves that killed more than 230,000 people. In the wake of such carnage, why do some people lose their faith while others emerge with it intact and strengthened? Are these events in the natural world really linked to divine justice as "punishment for sin"? And if not, what are the best possible explanations for why an intelligent and caring deity would fashion a world in which babies can die of leukemia and the elderly fall victim to deadly viruses such as COVID-19? This account will offer profound food for thought for troubled believers and curious agnostics alike.


My Tsunami Journey

My Tsunami Journey

Author: Mark Dowd

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2022-04-11

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1725295369

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How can we reconcile belief in a loving God with the suffering of innocent human beings and earthly creatures in the natural world? This question, as old as the Old Testament's book of Job, has been mainly grappled with over the centuries by learned theologians and philosophers. But in this groundbreaking work, the author is sent on a journey across thousands of miles to speak to Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, and Christians like himself following the 2004 colossal tsunami waves that killed more than 230,000 people. In the wake of such carnage, why do some people lose their faith while others emerge with it intact and strengthened? Are these events in the natural world really linked to divine justice as "punishment for sin"? And if not, what are the best possible explanations for why an intelligent and caring deity would fashion a world in which babies can die of leukemia and the elderly fall victim to deadly viruses such as COVID-19? This account will offer profound food for thought for troubled believers and curious agnostics alike.


Tsunami

Tsunami

Author: Heidi Larson

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 0761395016

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Discusses the family experience during the Christmas Tsunami of 2004 and the chaos immediately following, focusing on what life was like immediately after the disaster--coping with loss; the availability of food, shelter, and clothing; post-flood disease control; and the children's attempt at re-entry into elementary school life.


Facing the Wave

Facing the Wave

Author: Gretel Ehrlich

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2014-03-11

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0307949273

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Kirkus Best Books of the Year • Kansas City Star Best Books of the Year A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast to bear witness, listen to survivors, and experience their terror and exhilaration in villages and towns where all shelter and hope seemed lost. In an eloquent narrative that blends strong reportage, poetic observation, and deeply felt reflection, she takes us into the upside-down world of northeastern Japan, where nothing is certain and where the boundaries between living and dying have been erased by water. The stories of rice farmers, monks, and wanderers; of fishermen who drove their boats up the steep wall of the wave; and of an eighty-four-year-old geisha who survived the tsunami to hand down a song that only she still remembered are both harrowing and inspirational. Facing death, facing life, and coming to terms with impermanence are equally compelling in a landscape of surreal desolation, as the ghostly specter of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power complex, spews radiation into the ocean and air. Facing the Wave is a testament to the buoyancy, spirit, humor, and strong-mindedness of those who must find their way in a suddenly shattered world.


Tsunami

Tsunami

Author: Alex Watson

Publisher:

Published: 2012-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780984956838

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While on a Hawaiian vacation, the Sanders family find themselves separated during a tsunami.


Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye: A Journey

Author: Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2015-01-19

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0393246744

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“Read it. You will be uplifted.”—Ruth Ozeki, Zen priest, author of A Tale for the Time Being Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. As Japan mourned thousands of people lost in the disaster, Mockett also grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly. Seeking consolation, Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white hazmat suit; to Eiheiji, a school for Zen Buddhist monks; on a visit to a Crab Lady and Fuzzy-Headed Priest’s temple on Mount Doom; and into the "thick dark" of the subterranean labyrinth under Kiyomizu temple, among other twists and turns. From the ecstasy of a cherry blossom festival in the radiation zone to the ghosts inhabiting chopsticks, Mockett writes of both the earthly and the sublime with extraordinary sensitivity. Her unpretentious and engaging voice makes her the kind of companion a reader wants to stay with wherever she goes, even into the heart of grief itself.


The Travel Photo Essay

The Travel Photo Essay

Author: Mark Edward Harris

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-09-22

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 1315514990

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Successful travel photographers have to wear more hats than perhaps any other photographic genre. In a single travel photo essay they are at times architectural photographers, food photographers, music photographers, car photographers – the list encompassing every possible type of photography. The Travel Photo Essay teaches the reader the necessary techniques to create cohesive professional travel stories, using images that go far beyond "I was here" photographs. From the establishing shots to the equipment list, this book discusses the techniques and concepts necessary to create professional looking images in various genres, including portrait photography, landscape photography, wildlife photography, food photography, documentary photography, sports photography and more. Covering issues such as lighting, writing, workflow and the travel photography market, award-winning photographer and writer Mark Edward Harris explains how to marry photos with words, telling a cohesive story through a series of photographs.


TRAVEL GUIDE TO AID JAPAN

TRAVEL GUIDE TO AID JAPAN

Author: 和テンション株式会社

Publisher: ゴマブックス株式会社

Published: 2013-12-11

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13:

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震災後の日本を応援するチャリティブック! 世界中のセレブや文化人41名による日本のおすすめをご紹介します。 2011年3月11日の東日本大震災後に、日本への風評被害を払拭すべく発刊されたチャリティブック。日本を愛する世界のセレブや文化人によって寄せられたこのメッセージ集には、日本のおすすめの場所や建物、お店、行事などが紹介されています。 寄稿者は女優のジェーン・バーキン氏や、ファッションデザイナーのポール・スミス氏など著名人41名。世界各界で一流と名高い人々の日本への視点を知ることで、自国の魅力を再発見できます。巻頭には篠山紀信氏による日本の風景写真も掲載! 本書はすべて英文でお楽しみいただけます。英語が苦手な方も、辞書機能が付いているタブレットを使えば翻訳も簡単! 英語学習としても役立ちます。 Based on the idea that tourism can help rebuild Japan, WAttention Co.,Ltd decided to publish a new travel guide to attract foreign tourists back to the country. The title “Travel Guide to Aid Japan” says it all. To appeal to foreign readers, the book is uniquely composed of recommendations on places, buildings, shops and events given by foreign celebrities who love Japan. 【目次】 INTRODUCTION by Masanobu Sugatsuke JAPAN VISIONS by Kishin Shinoyama NOW IS THE TIME TO TRAVEL TO JAPAN by Alex Kerr HOW TO ENJOY THIS GUIDE TRAVEL GUIDE TO AID JAPAN DESTINATION DIRECTORY A TO Z INDEX ? The 41 most famous celebrities and intellectuals in the world get together to support and promote Japan after the big earthquake. Based on the idea that tourism can help to rebuild Japan, WAttention Co.,Ltd decided to publish a new travel guide to attract foreign tourists to go back to this country. In this book, the celebrities and intellectuals who love Japan will all give their encouraging messages , they will also introduce their favorite places, buildings, shops and events in Japan. As the representor, the famous actress--Jane Birkin, fashion designer?Paul Smith also joined this project. You can use this book to review the glamour of Japan one more time from the celebrities’ angles. The cover which took by Kishin Shinoyama shows Japanese great natural view! This book is available to read all by English, and there is a translation tool with it that you can look up the difficult words immediately. It will also be helpful for the English learners. 本??支援震?后日本重建的慈善???籍!41位世界名流及知?分子??推荐。2011年3月11日的?日本大震?后,?了消除?日本各个方面的不利???目的的慈善???籍。本?收?了?心支援日本的世界名流及知?分子?日本?来了各?支援短信,???介?日本各地的建筑、店?、及各?活?。?些名人里包括影星??柏金女生及著名???保??史密斯先生等共41名。我?可以从世界各界的名流及名人?角来再次??日本的魅力。本????收?了著名?影?篠山?信的日本?景照片!本??英文??,即使?不精通英?,也可以利用平板??便利的翻?功能????!并且有助于?学?英?。