The impact of 9/11 on religion and philosophy
Subtitle: the day that changed everything?
By: edited by Matthew J. Morgan ; with forewords by John L. Esposito and Jean Bethke Elshtain.
Contributors: Morgan, Matthew J.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780230608443
Subjects: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence; Terrorism -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Religion -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Philosophy -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Description: The Impact of 9-11 on Religion and Philosophy is the sixth volume of the six-volume series The Day that Changed Everything? edited by Matthew J. Morgan. The series brings together from a broad spectrum of disciplines the leading thinkers of our time to reflect on one of the most significant events of our time. With forewords by John Esposito and Jean Bethke Elshtain, the volume's contributors include Philip Yancey, John Milbank, Arvind Sharma, Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, John Cobb, Martin Cook, and other leading authors.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Matthew J. Morgan; title: Aftershocks / Philip Yancey; title: Section I: Islam and 9/11; title: An altered terrain : engaging Islam in the post-9/11 public sphere / Asma Afsaruddin; title: A struggle for the soul of a faith : spiritual Islam versus political islam / M. Zuhdi Jasser and Sid Shahid; title: How does the U.S. government look at Islam since 9/11? / Liora Danan and Alice E. Hunt; title: Section II: Other religious perspectives; title: Prodigal nation : September 11 and the American Jeremiad / Andrew Murphy; title: Geopolitical theology : economy, religion, and empire after 9/11 / John Milbank; title: The catholic conversation since 9-11: a moral challenge / Laurie Johnston; title: September 11 and the jewish vocabulary of tragedy / Rabbi Jack Moline; title: 9/11 : a Hindu perspective / Arvind Sharma; title: Dialogue and disagreement after 9/11 / James Spiegel and Ryan Pflum; title: Truth, faith, and 9/11 / John B. Cobb, Jr.; title: Section III: 9/11 and philosophy and ethics; title: Reconciliatory praxis : the face of justice after 9/11 / Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz; title: Known unknowns : how current philosophy addresses fear of the post-9/11 world / Liam Harte; title: Power, terror, and the good for humans / Jorge Secada; title: On moral alchemy : a critical examination of post-9/11 U.S. military policy / Talbot Brewer; title: The day the world changed : reflections on 9/11 and U.S. national security strategy / Martin L. Cook; title: Section IV: The just war theory after 9/11; title: Understanding terrorism and the limits of just war theory / Michael McKenna; title: The just war tradition faces the remnants of war / Mark Douglas; title: Pacifism and just war theory after 9/11 / Andrew Fiala; title: To debate or not to debate : philosophy and torture after 9/11 / Pauline Kaurin.