It is tempting to regard the perpetrators of the September 11th terrorist attacks as evil incarnate. But their motives, as Bruce Lincoln’s acclaimed Holy Terrors makes clear, were profoundly and intensely religious. Thus what we need after the events of 9/11, Lincoln argues, is greater clarity about what we take religion to be. Holy Terrors begins with a gripping dissection of the instruction manual given to each of the 9/11 hijackers. In their evocation of passages from the Quran, we learn how the terrorists justified acts of destruction and mass murder “in the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate.” Lincoln then offers a provocative comparison of President Bush’s October 7, 2001 speech announcing U.S. military action in Afghanistan alongside the videotaped speech released by Osama bin Laden just a few hours later. As Lincoln authoritatively demonstrates, a close analysis of the rhetoric used by leaders as different as George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden—as well as Mohamed Atta and even Jerry Falwell—betrays startling similarities. These commonalities have considerable implications for our understanding of religion and its interrelationships with politics and culture in a postcolonial world, implications that Lincoln draws out with skill and sensitivity. With a chapter new to this edition, “Theses on Religion and Violence,” Holy Terrors remains one of the essential books on September 11 and a classic study on the character of religion. “Modernity has ended twice: in its Marxist form in 1989 Berlin, and in its liberal form on September 11, 2001. In order to understand such major historical changes we need both large-scale and focused analyses—a combination seldom to be found in one volume. But here Bruce Lincoln . . . has given us just such a mix of discrete and large-picture analysis.”—Stephen Healey, Christian Century “From time to time there appears a work . . . that serves to focus the wide-ranging, often contentious discussion of religion’s significance within broader cultural dynamics. Bruce Lincoln’s Holy Terrors is one such text. . . . Anyone still struggling toward a more nuanced comprehension of 9/11 would do well to spend time with this book.”—Theodore Pulcini, Middle East Journal

Out of the Shadow of 9/11 is a little-told story of the collateral damage of September 11. As a veteran tour guide and longtime local six blocks from Ground Zero, Christina Ray Stanton shares an intimate journey of the harrowing event. Through her road to physical, emotional, and spiritual recovery, you'll find your own inspiration in tough times.

Probing disturbing questions that beg for a response from the Christian community, a distinguished scholar of religion and popular writer analyzes the evidence about 9/11 and then explores a distinctively Christian perspective on these issues, taking seriously what we know about Jesus' life, death, and teachings.

Gathers some of the most dramatic and memorable images of the events of September 11, 2001, and the days following, including rescue efforts and reactions around the world.

On September 11, 2001, Sujo John was on the 81st floor of the northern tower of the World Trade Center when the first plane struck the building. Do You Know Where You Are Going? tells in compelling detail the harrowing story of Sujo's descent down the stairwell, and how, as he was about to exit, the building began to fall around him. He talks about his desperate attempts to contact his pregnant wife, who worked in the southern tower of the Twin Towers, and how they finally arrived home some twelve hours after the planes struck. But Do You Know Where You Are Going? is much more than a gripping account of that terrible day. It is a tale of faith in the power of Jesus Christ and a dynamic call for all of us to recognize how short and vulnerable are our lives and how important it is that we welcome Jesus Christ into our hearts. As September 11 showed so vividly, we may plan for a long life in this lifetime, but much more pressing is how we plan for our next life. Sujo argues that only through the saving grace of calling upon Jesus Christ can we be guaranteed the life to come and offers ways we can turn our lives over to Him. Book jacket.

This collection of essays, articles, sermons, and letters reflect the wisdom of more than 70 Christian leaders and thinkers as they struggle with profound questions of faith and seek to be people of peace in a world of terror. The writers call for hope and practical peacemaking, exploring biblical themes of forgiveness, enemy love, and nonviolence as alternatives to revenge and militant justice in reacting to terrorism.