Read an Aug. 2, 2009, article from the New York Times about how declining funds have led to turmoil in cemeteries.

Read a Nov. 8, 2011, article from Bloomberg Businessweek about eco-friendly burials and cemeteries.

Charles M. North, associate professor of economics at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has written about the links between religion and economic growth. He co-wrote the 2008 book Good Intentions: Nine Hot Button Issues Viewed Through the Eyes of Faith.

Robert H. Nelson is Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Professor of Environmental Policy in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, and Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center. He has expertise in economic ethics. His books include Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond (Pennsylvania State Press, 2001) and The New Holy Wars: Economic […]

Rosemary Chinnici, a disaster specialist, Roman Catholic nun and pastoral theologian, considered the psychological and theological aftermath of disasters in a talk she gave after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. In every disaster, she says, after an initial “honeymoon” time of helping, sharing and altruism comes a period of disillusionment with aid efforts before rebuilding begins […]

Merle Jordan wrote “A Spiritual Perspective on Trauma and Treatment” for the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The center offers resources on the psychological impact of disasters.

The website Religious Tolerance looks at how people of various faiths try to explain disasters through their beliefs and sacred texts.

Read a Dec. 31, 2004, Washington Post article about looking for God in disasters. The article explores theological questions raised by the 2004 tsunami in South Asia.

The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma offered resources and advice for journalists covering the tsunami.