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The impact of 9/11 on religion and philosophy : the day that changed everything? / edited by Matthew J. Morgan ; with forewords by John L. Esposito and Jean Bethke Elshtain.
Van Pelt Library HV6432.7 .I446 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Terrorism--United States--History--21st century.
- Terrorism.
- Religion--United States--History--21st century.
- Religion.
- Philosophy--United States--History--21st century.
- Philosophy.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 294 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Impact of nine eleven on religion and philosophy
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Matthew J. Morgan
- Aftershocks / Philip Yancey
- Section I: Islam and 9/11
- An altered terrain : engaging Islam in the post-9/11 academia and the public sphere / Asma Afsaruddin
- A struggle for the soul of a faith : spiritual Islam versus political Islam / M. Zuhdi Jasser and Sid Shahid
- How did the U.S. government look at Islam after 9/11? / Liora Danan and Alice E. Hunt
- Section II: Other religious perspectives
- Prodigal nation : September 11 and the American Jeremiad / Andrew R. Murphy
- Geopolitical theology : economy, religion, and empire after 9/11 / John Milbank
- The catholic conversation since 9/11 : a moral challenge / Laurie Johnston
- September 11 and the Jewish vocabulary of tragedy / Rabbi Jack Moline
- September 11 : a Hindu perspective / Arvind Sharma
- Dialogue and disagreement in the Christian community / James S. Spiegel and Ryan M. Pflum
- Truth, "faith", and 9/11 / John B. Cobb, Jr.
- Section III: 9/11 and philosophy and ethics
- Justice : a post 9/11 theory / Ada María Isasi-Díaz
- Known unknowns : how philosophy has responded to fear of the post-9/11 world / Liam Harte
- Generosity, terror, and the good for humans / Jorge Secada
- On moral alchemy : a critical examination of post-9/11 U.S. military policy / Talbot Brewer
- The day the world changed? : reflections on 9/11 and U.S. national security strategy / Martin L. Cook
- Section IV: The just war theory after 9/11
- Understanding terrorism and the limits of just war theory / Michael McKenna
- The just war tradition faces the remnants of war / Mark Douglas
- Pacifism and just war theory after 9/11 / Andrew Fiala
- To debate or not to debate : the question of torture / Pauline M. Kaurin.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780230608443
- 0230608442
- OCLC:
- 319595111
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