April 7 , 2005
We explore the human and religious implications of natural disasters through the eyes of two scientists steeped in the workings of the natural world. We approach the morality of nature from a non-theological angle, tracing how natural disasters have sometimes fueled religious agendas and movements and how strictly scientific perspectives can both challenge and illuminate religious questions.
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On the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, a man points at a crack that developed after a January 24, 2005 earthquake registered a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
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