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A Theodicy Of Redemptive Suffering In African American Involvement Led By Absalom Jones And Richard Allen In The Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic Of 1793, Kyle Boone
Undergraduate Student Scholarship – History
This paper is a historical investigation into the involvement of African Americans during the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. It explores key figures, details, medical realities, and media representation. The particular focus lies on the dilemma of suffering in the world and how the African American understanding of evil in this community led to their decision of involvement. Their understanding of theodicy will be weighed against modern philosophical and theological attempts to deal with theodicy.
Seeing With Their Investments, Minds, And Hearts: Relief After The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871 And The Lessons We Can Learn From It, Ann Hugo
Undergraduate Student Scholarship – History
This paper compares the impact of various relief efforts in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire, comparing the effect Christian organizations had on the relief effort to government and business assistance. All of these methods of assistance were useful and none should be excluded or demeaned.