Carol
Brouillet's Introduction to David Ray Griffin
March 30, 2006 - Grand Lake Theater, Oakland
"It
is an honor and pleasure to introduce our main speaker,
author of The New Pearl Harbor- Disturbing Questions about
the Bush Administration and 9-11 and The 9-11 Commission
Report- Omissions and Distortions- A Critique of the Kean-Zelikow
Report.
When people face a problem, they usually
ask “What can I do?” However, when confronted
with 9-11 truths, that shatter their worldviews, people
must ask themselves, “Who am I?”
Dr. David Ray Griffin has spent much of
his life examining questions about “who we are,”
and our relationship with the Universe.
A Professor of Philosophy of Religion and
Theology, Emeritus at Claremont School of Theology and
Claremont Graduate University, Co-Director of the Center
for Process Studies, He has authored fifteen books, edited
a dozen more and authored over a hundred articles and
chapters, presented innumerable papers and lectures. He
is renowned for his theological work, and a recipient
of the Book Prize of the Scientific and Medical Network.
His forthcoming books include- 9/11 and the American Empire:
Intellectuals Speak Out, and Christian Faith and the Truth
Behind 9/11: A Call to Reflection and Action.
In Process Theology- an Introductory Exposition,
he and his co-authored with John B. Cobb, Jr., present
a way of understanding God’s existence and our own,
as a co-creative process where humans, individually and
collectively, have the freedom, responsibility and opportunity
to imagine and realize a better or worse future for all.
Dr. Griffin has overcome the central political,
and spiritual challenge confronting humanity, at this
eternally critical moment: fear.
In 1976, he and Cobb wrote:
“The choice of life, which is the
choice of God’s call, is the highest freedom in
itself … Hope grows with the ability to respond;
despair grows with the self-chosen closing in of horizons.
“To be responsible … is not
finally to shoulder an unendurable burden. It is to share
in the divine adventure in the world. Although its outcome
is never assured… in itself it is joyful. The one
who experiences the joy of this participation in the divine
life hopes urgently for success, but accepts the risk
that the only reward may be in the joy itself.”
By deconstructing the foundational lies
of the “War on Terrorism,” courageously dispelling
fear to champion truth, and light the path towards a hopeful
future, Dr. Griffin is an inspiration to all who reject
fear, terror, war, and lies, and to all who cherish life,
health, peace, and truth.
The fact that he can enjoy challenging the
most threatening empire the world has ever seen, makes
it possible, and compelling, for all of us to join him
in this journey. Please welcome Dr. David Ray Griffin."
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