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Timothy Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York, writes: After September 11, I re-read Augustine's The City of God. Rome in Augustine's time was facing something similar to what New York faced in the aftermath of the tragedy. The city had been sacked. It didn't really fall; it had just been violated. Read more...https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2025/12/ogimage.png?resize=1200,6281200628