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Title 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
Edition 1st ed
Published New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 294 pages)
Series The day that changed everything ; 6th vol
Day that changed everything? ; 6th vol.
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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
Terrorism -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Religion -- History -- 21st century
Philosophy -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Philosophy
Religion
Terrorism
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Morgan, Matthew J.
LC no. 2009013792
ISBN 9780230101609
0230101607
1349375403
9781349375400
1282742396
9781282742390
9786612742392
6612742399
Other Titles Impact of nine eleven on religion and philosophy