Description
he attacks of 9/11 shocked and shook the world. The wars that followed shifted the geopolitical landscape. Even today – twenty years later – the fallout is unforeseeable, both locally and globally. Religion is crucial to the public and political dynamics that unfolded in the aftermath of the attacks. Whether religion is interpreted as a force for cohesion or as a factor for conflict, it continues to stir up controversies. Violence in the name of religion is rife. The construct of the clash of civilizations in which Islam clashes with Christianity as much as Christianity clashes with Islam is persistent in European and American public perception of religion. In addition to Islamophobia, antisemitism is on the rise, fuelling nativist populist politics in a wide variety of contexts and countries. What, then, is the role of religion in the public square twenty years after 9/11? Organised by the Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) at the University of Edinburgh, this international and interdisciplinary symposium brings together leading experts in theology, philosophy, sociology as well as cultural and political studies to reflect on the role of religion in the public square. Drawing on Jewish, Christian and Islamic thought and theology, the symposium explores the enduring legacy and essential lessons to be learnt from 9/11 in order to examine the significance of religion for politics today.| Period | 31 Oct 2015 |
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| Event type | Symposium |
| Location | Edinburgh, United KingdomShow on map |