Title

Tears & Ashes: Three Ways of Looking at the Recent Wildfires in the West

Author(s)

Vincent J. Miller, University of DaytonFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2022

Publication Source

Commonweal

Abstract

As life in the Anthropocene unfolds ever more rapidly, what were once called “biblical” disasters — fires, floods, locusts, and whirlwinds — have become a daily reality. We watch anxiously as catastrophes occur, at least as much as our screens allow, but still go about our business: reading the next story in our newsfeed or wading into half-flooded subways to avoid being late for work. The problem we face is more difficult than mere inattentiveness: we need to cultivate a way of seeing adequate to the changed world being revealed in these catastrophes.

Inclusive pages

28-35

ISBN/ISSN

0010-3330

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

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Copyright

Copyright © 2022, Commonweal Magazine

Volume

149

Issue

3

Keywords

wildfires, Catholic theology, Laudato Si', environmental stewardship

eCommons Citation

Miller, Vincent J., "Tears & Ashes: Three Ways of Looking at the Recent Wildfires in the West" (2022). Religious Studies Faculty Publications. 144.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rel_fac_pub/144