• 9/11,  Speaking of Terror Part 7,  Terror

    Speaking of Terror – Part VII

    Answers to the questions raised in response to 9/11 are not easy. Many are yet to be answered and more yet to be asked. But for the past six posts (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) I have argued that Christianity is uniquely equipped with the presuppositions—linguistically, metaphysically, epistemologically and ethically—which make the questions meaningful in the first place. The Christian is uniquely equipped with the symbolic structure of reality itself as revealed in the Bible. He is able to perceive events from the perspective of what God has to say about God’s reality. 9/11 was assuredly a horrible day, but it was not inexplicable. The words “good” and “evil”…