Religion in the Public Square: 20 Years Since 9/11

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Religion in the Public Square: 20 Years Since 9/11

This event is organised by the Centre for Theology and Public Issues (CTPI) at the University of Edinburgh.

By School of Divinity, The University of Edinburgh

Date and time

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:00 - 18:45 GMT+1

Location

Rainy Hall, New College

Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX United Kingdom

About this event

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.

Programme

1–1:30pm - Welcome: Terror and Theology. Re-thinking Religion after 9/11 – Ulrich Schmiedel (University of Edinburgh)

1:30–2:15pm - Twenty Years After 9/11: Religionizing and Depoliticizing the World – Farid Hafez (Williams College)

2.15–3pm - Making Sense of the Religious Aspects of Transnational Jihadi Movements – Mona Kanwal Sheikh (Danish Institute for International Studies)

3–3.15pm - Break

3:15–4:00pm - Religious Literacy Beyond the Security Paradigm – Atalia Omer (University of Notre Dame)

4–4:45pm - Religion and Secularity as Supersessionist Categories: A Reflection on Diversity and Otherness Twenty Years after 9/11 – Jayne Svenungsson (University of Lund)

5–6pm - Panel Discussion with Response by Brian Klug (University of Oxford)

6–6:45pm - Reception

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