ABSTRACT
The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 is a watershed event, a defining moment in the way of being not only in the United States, but also in the world. As with other massive human-made catastrophes, it became for many a demarcating rupture that continues to map and orient other events and experiences as before or after it. After a short period, many felt that “nothing will ever be the same,” that there is no “back to normal.” Thus, the individual and collective challenge is to create a new normality: follow new rules of behavior; search for new ways of being safe and secure; relate in new ways to oneself, others, and the world; and reassess and find meaning and values on personal, interpersonal, societal, national, and international levels. Subsequent terrorist attacks in places such as Bali, Madrid, and Istanbul, including the increasing number of suicide bombings in Israel and elsewhere, make it hard to envision a world without terrorism.
