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Faultlines and Phantasies

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The past year has had its fill of environmental disasters and human tragedies. So how do Christians respond to these events? By saying they are God’s punishment on disobedient people or evidence of the fall? Or are there other ways of dealing with how bad things do happen to good people?

John Bell

Categories:

  • Theology
  • Human Rights
  • Environment
  • Biblical

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Speaker: John Bell

Festival: 2011 - Dreams Of Home

Talk Ref: GB11-47

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