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Significance and Ambivalence of Faiths
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Introduction
Faiths are increasingly exerting a broad and deep influence on global affairs, the results of which are clearly mixed: faiths appear to inspire both acts of violence and of altruism. Consider the relative importance of faiths in acts of each type and the functions faiths serve in promoting such acts.
A Point of View
Faith and globalization touch on complex topics with multiple perspectives. We note one such point of view here. For additional resources, please visit our list of Other Resources.

The Man Who Knew
PBS, Frontline
As the FBI's leading expert on Al Qaeda, John O'Neil knew of its threat to the U.S. O'Neil left the FBI in the summer of 2001to become head of security at the World Trade Center. This multimedia website produced as a companion to the show Frontline explores, "The Man Who Knew."
Jubilee 2000
This Yale School of Management case study illustrates a second dimension of religious ambivalence: the capacity of faith to inspire not only acts of violence but also of altruism.
Reactions To 9-11
This Yale School of Management case study compiles reactions to the attacks by a variety of political, religious, and intellectual leaders from the United States and elsewhere.
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