TY - BOOK ED - Beliefnet (Firm) TI - From the ashes: a spiritual response to the attack on America : experience, strength, and hope from spiritual leaders and extraordinary citizens SN - 157954603X AV - BT 736.15 .F76 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - [Emmaus, Pa.] PB - Rodale KW - September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 KW - Terrorism KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - United States N1 - 1. A call to action: the spiritual challenge. Awake from your slumber / T.D. Jakes -- No future without forgiveness / Desmond M. Tutu -- Twin Towers viewed from a western minaret / Michael Wolfe -- What is the proper response to hatred and violence? / Neale Donald Walsch -- What the Buddha knew / Christopher Largent -- To pray for peace is to pray for war / Forrest Church -- Breathe and remember God / Kabir Helminski -- 2. Where was God? Don't tell me we should not blame God / David Wolpe -- Where was God? / Andrew M. Greeley -- Is America being punished for its sinfulness? / Shmuley Boteach -- God made us moral agents / Charles Colson -- God was where God chose to be / Kathleen Norris -- The theistic God is dead / John Shelby Spong -- 3. Seeds of grace. Rest in peace / Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat -- Father Mike went ahead to greet them all / Steven McDonald -- A gospel canticle of Good Tuesday / Edward Hays -- What can we do but pray? / Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma) -- Do it again, Lord / Max Lucado -- Seeing God in my neighbors / Sharon Linn�ea -- Prayer of protection / Colleen Zuck -- A priest on the front line / Lloyd Prator -- Bright, brighter, brightest / Sri Chinmoy -- The root of love / Paul Ferrini; 4. Evil and the enemy. What I would say to Osama Bin Laden / Thich Nhat Hanh -- The evil over which we must triumph / Daisaku Ikeda -- The mystery of evil / Billy Graham -- The goddess of democracy: a sacred archetype to heal the world / Thom Hartmann -- The candle and the closet / Rushworth M. Kidder -- The new face of the enemy / Sam Keen -- Call evil by its name / Tom Bethell -- Why does God allow evil? / Rick Warren --5. The question of Islam. Is Islam violent? / Karen Armstrong -- What would Muhammad say about terrorism? / Alex Kronemer -- Finding the voice of Islam / Ingrid Mattson -- I'm an American Muslim--and I'm afraid / Rhonda Roumani -- Muslim Americans: a prayer / Imam Izak-El Mu'eed Pasha -- 6. The desire for justice. Heal the world: a multifaith response to an assault on our humanity / Arthur Magida -- The morals of might: how do we respond without stooping to the terrorists' level? / Gregg Easterbrook -- A war against terrorism is moral / Joseph Telushkin -- The anger trap: we cannot become the image of what we pursue / Rodger Kamenetz -- The Christian criteria for retribution / Richard Land -- Restore our souls / Denise Breton and Steve Lehman -- Yielding to hate gives victory to terrorists / Bernard Cardinal Law -- Is forgiveness possible? / Johann Christoph Arnold -- Vengeance is the Lord's (but something in me wants to "bomb the hell out of them") / Mary Lynn Tobin; 7. Teachings and traditions. The pope's message / John Paul II -- A letter to the president / Dalai Lama -- A view from the Hindu heart / Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswamil -- What would Jesus do? / David P. Gushee -- What would Buddha do? / Surya Das -- Mitakuye Oyasin / Michael Hull -- What would the goddess do? / Starhawk -- What would Moses do? / Joshua Wolf Shenk -- 8. Fear and vulnerability. In praise of small ambitions / Hugh O'Neill -- We all live in a sukkah / Arthur Waskow -- Harbingers of hope / Suzy Yehl Marta -- Resiliency in the face of fear / Dan Baker -- What do you tell children? / Jean G. Fitzpatrick -- Protecting our relationships / Hugh and Gayle Prather -- Processing a national tragedy / Bill Hybels -- 9. Repentence. Is this an apocalyptic event? / Jerry B. Jenkins -- Our estrangement from God / Michael Lerner -- Repent / Frederica Mathewes-Green -- Breaking the cycle / Paul Rogat Loeb -- 10. From the ashes. God still answers prayers / Bruce Wilkinson -- An early attempt at gratitude / David Steindl-Rast -- Loving-kindness / Sharon Salzberg -- What good can come from this evil? / William Webber -- Deny them their victory / Interfaith statement N2 - Collects essays, poems, and other writings offering wisdom and guidance in the spiritual search for healing in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy031/2001277969.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol052/2001277969.html ER -