GRIEVANCE AND GROANING
A Theological Reflection on the Uprising and Tsunami
Keywords:
GRIEVANCE, GROANINGAbstract
The contagious unrest in the Middle East and the subsequent tsunami
after the earthquake of 8.9 magnitude in Japan came as a surprise to
many observers around the world. Yet the wind of change in the
Middle East and the sweep of the tsunami water have been
significant signs of the times that warrant a theological reflection on
the need for a dialogical relationship with fellow human being and
the earth. This relationship calls for a dialogic reverence of the human
aspirations and the organic growth of the earth premised on the
sacredness of human persons and the earth.
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