Angus M Duncan

Biographic Data

ID1025140
NAMEAngus M Duncan
GIVEN NAMESAngus M
FAMILY NAMEDuncan
SIGNATUREDUNCAN A M
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Liverpool
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS27
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1996
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX2

  • Durham University and its role in Malta's development planning during the 1950s through applied research

    Open AccessJohn A Schembri, David K Chester et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2020References: 12

  • The Role of Religion in Shaping Responses to Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEPhilosophy Theology and the…2019

    Religions are far more varied in their approaches to natural catastrophes than is frequently recognized or acknowledged by academic writers who are trained and socialized within a 'western’ post-Enlightenment tradition. In this paper, we seek to demonstrate how detailed religious responses to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions vary even between two societies, southern Italy and the Azores, which are broadly similar in terms of their southern Euro…

  • Earthquakes, Volcanoes and God

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEGeoHumanities2019Cited by: 1References: 21

    This paper asserts that both Christian and Islamic traditions of faith affect the ways in which people both try to make sense of, and respond to, disasters. This contention is supported by the results of empirical research, which demonstrates that differing Islamic and Christian perspectives on human suffering caused by disasters are neither as diverse, nor are they so intractable, as is commonly supposed. Today pastoral convergence between the t…

  • Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and Islam

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEDisaster Prevention and…2013

    Purpose This research aims to examine the extent to which eruptions and earthquakes are explained using religious terms of reference within Islamic countries, and those where Muslims constitute a significant minority. Is the notion that disasters represent divine punishment so pervasive that the only reaction for the devout believer is passive acceptance of suffering or, alternatively, is the innovation of policies of disaster reduction acceptabl…

  • Responding to disasters within the Christian tradition, with reference to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes

    David K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEReligion2010Cited by: 20References: 55

    Particularly within Christianity and Judaism, theodicy is defined as any attempt to reconcile notions of a loving and just God with the reality of human suffering. The paper begins with a review of the ways in which the Hebrew and Christian scriptures (i.e. the Old and New Testaments) have interpreted disasters, particularly those caused by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Theological analysis of disasters did not end at the close of the bibli…

  • Responses of the Anglo-American military authorities to the eruption of Vesuvius, March 1944

    Open AccessDavid K Chester, David Chester et al.ARTICLEJournal of Historical Geography2006Cited by: 4

  • The 1928 Eruption of Mount Etna Volcano, Sicily, and the Destruction of the Town of Mascali

    Open AccessAndrew Duncan, Angus M Duncan et al.ARTICLEDisasters1996Cited by: 2References: 14

    In November 1928 there was an eruption of Mount Etna, Sicily, which led to lava largely destroying the town of Mascali, situated low on the eastern flank of the volcano. Destruction of the town took just over a day but there was an orderly evacuation of its inhabitants and, with help from the military, families were able to remove furniture and fittings from their houses. Evacuees were relocated to nearby towns staying with relatives, friends or …