What Have Religious Groups Done After 3.11? Part 1: A Brief Survey of Religious Mobilization after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disasters. Issue 8 (5th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McLaughlin, Levi
• Is Part Of: Religion compass. Volume 7:Issue 8(2013:Aug.)
• Page Start: 294
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2013-08-05
• Subjects: Religion -- Periodicals; Religions -- Periodicals; 200.5
• DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12057
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1749-8171

Abstract

Abstract: This article serves two principal purposes: 1) to survey the many rescue, relief, and reconstruction initiatives undertaken by Buddhist, Shinto, Christian, and New Religious organizations in the two years since the March 2011 disasters that devastated northeast Japan, and 2) to introduce electronic and print resources to readers interested in learning more about specific religious disaster response campaigns. The pragmatic aid efforts carried out by religions contrast with moralistic interpretations offered by public figures, and they indicate that many religious groups regard their disaster aid not as temporary relief but instead as opportunities to begin positive new engagements with the Japanese public.