Our Better Angels: Resources for the 10th Anniversary Commemoration of 9/11

Texts, Talks, Music from the heralded three-part series exploring Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Traditions on Tragedy, Mourning, and Healing

The Jewish Theological Seminary has now made the invaluable wisdom imparted during Our Better Angels—three recent evenings of interreligious discussion and music at St. Paul’s Chapel (adjacent to Ground Zero) sponsored by JTS and Union Theological Seminary—available on its website. Featuring theologians:

Reverend Dr. Serene Jones
President of the Faculty and Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology, UTS

Dr. Ingrid Mattson
Immediate past-president of the Islamic Society of North America and professor of Islam at Hartford Seminary, and

Rabbi Dr. Burton L. Visotzky
Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies and director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies

JTS and performers the Chiara String Quartet, Kenneth Cooper (harpsichordist), and Fred Zlotkin (cellist),

OurBetterAngels is a singular resource for congregations, communities, and individuals seeking meaningful ways to commemorate and cope with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 using texts and traditions from each of the Abrahamic religions.