A Walking Disaster: What Surviving Katrina and Cancer Taught Me about Faith and Resilience (Spirituality and Mental Health)
Language: English
Published by Templeton Press, 2019
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- Title
- A Walking Disaster: What Surviving Katrina and Cancer Taught Me about Faith and Resilience (Spirituality and Mental Health)
- Author
- Aten, Jamie
- Publisher
- Templeton Press
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1599475448
- ISBN 13
- 9781599475448
- Series
- Book 5 of 12: Spirituality and Mental Health
Is there a meaning to our suffering? Is hope realistic when tragedy befalls us? Is a return to normalcy possible after our life is uprooted by catastrophe? These are the questions that disaster psychologist Dr. Jamie Aten wrestled with when he was diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer. In this gripping memoir, Aten shares the life-affirming and faith-renewing insights that he discovered during his tumultuous struggle against the disease.
Aten’s journey began in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck his community. After witnessing the devastation wrought by the storm, he dedicated his career to investigating how people respond to and recover from all manner of disasters. He studied disaster zones around the globe and founded the Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College. His expertise, however, was little comfort when a fateful visit with his oncologist revealed advanced and aggressive cancer. “You’re in for your own personal disaster” was his doctor’s prognosis.
Thrust into a battle for his life, with cancer cells and chemotherapy ravaging his body, Aten found his professional interest taking on new meaning. His ordeal taught him firsthand how we can sustain ourselves when burdened with seemingly unbearable suffering. Some of his counterintuitive insights include: to find hope, be cautious of optimism; when you want help the least is when you need it most; and spiritual surrender, rather than a passive act, is instead an act of profound courage.
This last point speaks to the element of grace in Dr. Aten’s story. As he struggled to understand the significance of his suffering, he found himself examining his Christian faith down to its bedrock and learned to experience the redeeming presence of God in his life. Dr. Aten has a natural exuberance that shines through his writing. Infused with his compassionate voice and humanitarian concern,
A Walking Disaster is ultimately an inspirational story about the power of the human spirit to endure trauma with courage.
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About the Author
Jamie Aten, PhD is a disaster psychologist and disaster ministry expert. He is also a survivor of Hurricane Katrina and stage IV cancer. As the founder and executive director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian & Disaster Leadership at Wheaton College, Aten has focused his research on helping people cultivate faith and resilience amidst personal, mass, and humanitarian disasters. He has been recognized for his work with an APA Early Career Award and the 2016 FEMA Community Preparedness Champion Award at the White House. Aten regularly shares his expertise with a general audience through major media outlets such as USA Today, has written or coedited seven books, and has over 100 bylines in publications such as TIME, Washington Post, Psychology Today, and Christianity Today. He resides in Wheaton, Illinois with his wife and three children.
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