Abstract
The April, 2010, explosion on British Petroleum's (BP) Macondo Prospect, drilled by Transocean's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, produced an environmental disaster of epic proportions in an ecologically abundant coastal region. This essay explores: (1) differing effects of natural and human-caused disasters upon community life; (2) “ambiguous loss” as a type of grief resulting from techno-disasters; and (3) specific ways faith-communities can serve as instruments of healing.
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