INTRODUCTION
Hurricane Katrina, the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005
Atlantic hurricane season, combined with Hurricane Rita,
forever changed the Gulf Coast region and how the nation
views itself.
The major damage to the coastal regions of
Louisiana,...
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INTRODUCTION
Hurricane Katrina, the first Category 5 hurricane of the 2005
Atlantic hurricane season, combined with Hurricane Rita,
forever changed the Gulf Coast region and how the nation
views itself.
The major damage to the coastal regions of
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama made Hurricane Katrina
the costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States.
More than 1,000 people died in the wake of the storm and
several thousands are still reported missing.
As the storm surge
breached the levee system that protected New Orleans and
flooded 80 percent of that city, illusions about poverty, race,
and environmental issues were shattered.
In its place,
connections about how we treat God’s creation and God’s
people came into sharp focus.
VULNERABLE LAND AND PEOPLE: CONNECTIONS
The death, destruction, and environmental degradation in New
Orleans and throughout the Gulf of Mexico region brought to
light the need for a renewed covenant of community.
The wind
and waters that
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