Can God Intervene?: How Religion Explains Natural Disasters
The death and devastation wrought by the tsunami in South Asia,Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states,the earthquake in Pakistan,the mudslides in the Philippines,the tornadoes in the American Midwest,another earthquake in Indonesia-these are only the most recent acts of God to cause people of faith to question God's role in the physical universe. Volcanic eruptions,wildfires,epidemics,floods,blizzards,droughts,hailstorms,and famines can all raise the same questions: Can God intervene in natural