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Aten, Jamie D., author.
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Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Faith.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Religious aspects.
Cancer -- Patients -- Religious life.
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A walking disaster :...
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A walking disaster : what surviving Katrina and cancer taught me about faith and resilience / Jamie Aten.
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Aten, Jamie D., author.
West Conshohocken, PA : Templeton Press, [2018]
Subjects
Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
Faith.
Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Religious aspects.
Cancer -- Patients -- Religious life.
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9781599475448 (hardcover) :
1599475448 (hardcover)
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xiv, 212 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Evacuation impossible: my body was ground zero -- Don't be an SUV: when helpers make it worse -- Sheltering in place: seeing refuge in God -- Crisis communication 101: honoring your whole story -- The President visits: Ground Zero: why we need community -- Where is God in the storm? Making meaning of disasters -- FEMA X codes: grappling with ambiguous loss -- Katrina Mardi Gras trailers: establishing new rhythms -- Allowing the waves to wash: dealing with pain -- Keys to a home destroyed: distinguishing between optimism and hope -- A year of drought: when resilience isn't enough -- When God sends a helicopter: understanding spiritual surrender -- After the storm passes: finding your new normal -- An epidemic of fear: facing our mortality -- Flooded by comparison: coming to terms with survivor guilt -- Surviving survivorship: living with fortitude.
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"Is there a meaning to our suffering? Is hope realistic when tragedy befalls us? Is a return to normalcy possible after our life is uprooted by catastrophe? These are the questions that disaster psychologist Dr. Jamie Aten wrestled with when he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. In this gripping memoir, Aten shares the life-affirming and faith-renewing insights that he discovered during his tumultuous struggle against the disease. Aten's journey began in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck his community. After witnessing the devastation wrought by the storm, he dedicated his career to investigating how people respond to and recover from all manner of disasters. He studied disaster zones around the globe and founded the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College. His expertise, however, was little comfort when a fateful visit with his oncologist revealed advanced and aggressive cancer. "You're in for your own personal disaster" was his doctor's prognosis. Thrust into a battle for his life, with cancer cells and chemotherapy ravaging his body, Aten found his professional interest taking on new meaning. His ordeal taught him firsthand how we can sustain ourselves when burdened with seemingly unbearable suffering. Some of his counterintuitive insights include: to find hope, be cautious of optimism; when you want help the least is when you need it most; and spiritual surrender, rather than a passive act, is instead an act of profound courage." -- front flap.
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