September 11
My life as an ambivalent American Muslim
How can I help reform Islam? I can’t even make it to prayers.
9/11 in the Century archives
We recently asked five Century contributors to reflect on the 9/11 attacks and the decade that followed. Century subscribers can also read the following highlights from our coverage in the weeks following the attacks.
A banner weekend for civil religion
New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is planning ceremonies for the 9/11 anniversary without the participation of clergy. Jay Sekulow et al. think this is an attack on religion. Jim Wallis et al. are criticizing both sides of this debate and also calling for less criticism of others, or something like that.
Preaching on 9/11/11
Of the texts appointed for Sunday, the tenth anniversary of what we now simply call 9/11, the Old Testament reading seems most capable of responding to the range of emotions we may feel as we remember the atrocities of that day.
9/11: Ten years later
To mark the anniversary of 9/11, we asked five Century contributors to reflect on the attacks and the decade that followed.
Why do we call it 9/11?
Despite all the attention given to remembering the al-Qaeda attacks of
September 11, 2001, little attention has been given to one conspicuous
aspect--the event has no name.
A different witness
Following the attacks of 9/11, the congregation I serve became aware that though it has a longstanding relationship with a nearby synagogue, it has had no ongoing connection with Muslims.
