Tag: 9/11
Of 9/11 and Learning to Love the Other
For me, 9/11 began with religion: after my clock radio alarm gave me the first hint that something had gone terribly wrong, I knelt by my bed to pray that God would watch over the affected people. The... Read MoreWhere I Was, Where I May Be
I live in New York City. As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches this Sunday, the entire city is preparing to mark this occasion is numerous and various ways, and a lot of reflection is taking plac... Read More9/11 – 10: A Decade Lost for Immigrants
America’s collective unconscious cannot confront the anxiety of recognizing the central conflict: We are a nation of immigrants, but 9/11 would not have happened had we let the right immigrants in. ... Read MoreInterreligious Dialogue and 9/11? Fanaticism is Not Religion.
As we hurry forward toward the tenth anniversary of 9/11/2001, all sorts of discussions are popping up, and many of them have an interfaith perspective. I am a huge fan and proponent of, and partici... Read MoreThe Interfaith Movement Steps Up to Commemorate 9/11
A surprising amount of press leading up to the tenth anniversary commemorations of September 11th has been negative. Among the starker headlines, the Religion News Service released an article suggesti... Read MoreMuseum or Memorial, and Why It Matters: Thoughts on Religious Symbolism
Should the 9/11 cross be housed at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum? Ultimately, it's a question of symbolic function...... Read MoreOur Better Angels: Resources for the 10th Anniversary Commemoration of 9/11
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, Mourn... Read MorePreparing for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11
The tenth anniversary of September 11 is in just four months. Plans for commemorative ceremonies, gatherings, and memorial services are underway. But how we understand 9/11 is still far from certain t... Read MoreWe Haven’t “Won” Yet
This post originally appeared on the Washington Post On Faith and the Huffington Post Religion. The attacks on the United States of America orchestrated by Osama bin Laden occurred during my first w... Read More- 2 of 3
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