“Hell & Paradise: Human Nature in a Disaster”
As we mark the anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb, it bears reflecting on how fear and destruction exist side-by-side with heroism and compassion. Whether man-made or natural, a disaster provides an opportunity for us to react in fear and selfishness or in trust and mutual aid. In any disaster, human nature leads to a little bit of paradise in the midst of a communal hell.
Rev. Kim Palmer is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister serving as an affiliated community minister with the Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North congregation. She is a board-certified chaplain and has served Emory University in the dual role of chaplain and spiritual health researcher until retiring with her wife Marty. She continues to train chaplains and support research projects at Emory and elsewhere as a contractor. When not working, she and her wife chip away at numerous house and yard projects and enjoy kayaking on local rivers and lakes.
- Facilitator: D. Patton White
- Musician: Elise Witt