Show Notes:
- Terence Fretheim’s essay, “Bible, God, and Natural Disasters“
The Bible, God, and Natural Disasters
Can we make theological proclamations about natural disasters?
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Today's Episode Hosted By
Cameron Howard
Eric Barreto
Joined by
Terry Fretheim
Featuring:
Terence E. Fretheim
Terence E. Fretheim was Elva B. Lovell Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where he taught for over forty years. He was the author of many articles and books, the most recent of which are: Creation Untamed: The Bible, God, and Natural Disasters (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010); About the Bible: Short Answers to Big Questions (Revised and Expanded Edition; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2009). Professor Fretheim passed away in November 2020 at the age of 84.
Hosted By:
Cameron B.R. Howard
Cameron B. R. Howard, associate professor of Old Testament, joined the Luther Seminary faculty in July 2012. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University in 2010. She also holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory and a Master of Theology degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. Howard is the author of The Old Testament for A Complex World: How the Bible's Dynamic Testimony Points to New Life for the Church (Baker Academic, 2021). Committed to making academic biblical scholarship accessible and relevant to clergy and laypeople, Howard has written over two dozen essays for WorkingPreacher.org and is a contributor to BibleOdyssey.org. She is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Eric Barreto
Eric D. Barreto is the Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He holds a B.A. in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Emory University.
Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and also taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.