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Disaster Spiritual Care: Practical Clergy Responses to Community, Regional and National Tragedy

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Rabbi Stephen Roberts and his fellow authors have penned an outstanding compendium of extremely practical elements which are involved in any kind of major national/natural disaster. Having spent three weeks at the World Trade Center in NYC in Sep-Oct 2001, I saw first hand the wealth of good effort by clergy of all faith groups working together, and the sadly misguided efforts of some clergy who simply did not understand the nature of a disaster as not being a time of proselytizing or evangelizing, but a time of listening, of being there, and of providing the very simplest of human needs to exhausted, emotionally drained, and spiritually challenged firefighters, police officers, EMT personnel, and a myriad of other professionals involved in the rescue and recovery. This is a MUST read for all clergy who care for all peoples of the earth.

This is a wonderful product giving clear advise on how to handle tough situations. It is a must have for any minister who may work in a disaster.

We are purchasing another copy of this book to add to our church library! We learned about it in a disaster response class we took. It's excellent, with practical information, examples of how to reach out to your neighbor, community, or on a larger scale.....great info and training! This is a good book for the church library, and to have in your home book collection if you are at all interested in becoming involved with your community during disasters and emergencies.

A little dry in spots but if Caring for Others is your thing, this book is for you. I especially recommend the chapter written by Rev. John Robinson with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.