What did 9/11 do to America?

The attacks didn't simply become a tragic chapter in our history. The years that followed brought endless war, an expanding surveillance state, political and social fragmentation, and a profound transformation of American life.

Yet something deeper is happening in the way Americans remember 9/11. The anniversary has taken on the character of a secular religious observance—complete with sacred dates, rituals, symbols, and collective mourning.

But what happens when a society tries to find ultimate meaning in tragedy without God?

An Orthodox Christian perspective on 9/11, America, surveillance, war, remembrance, and the search for meaning.

Read: 25 Years After 9/11, America Is Dead

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