Forgiveness at Ground Zero
A Journey of Service, Loss, and Redemption after 9/11
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 23 July 2026
- ISBN 9798216279006
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages264 pages
- Size 228.6x152.4 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 14 b&w images 700
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Short description:
From the ashes of Ground Zero, Rev. Lyndon Harris' memoir of how his ministry at St. Paul's Chapel after 9/11 transformed lives-and how, after he lost his faith and left the church, radical forgiveness transformed his own.
MoreLong description:
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On the morning after September 11, 2001, Rev. Lyndon Harris pushed through smoke and ash toward St. Paul's Chapel, just blocks from the World Trade Center. He expected ruin. Instead, the historic chapel stood-scarred but intact-and soon became a sanctuary for exhausted, grieving recovery workers at Ground Zero.
For close to a year Harris led an extraordinary, volunteer-driven ministry that provided food, rest, prayer, and human connection to those laboring day and night on ""the Pile."" St. Paul's became known worldwide as ""the little chapel that stood,"" a symbol of hope amid devastation.
But when the chapel closed in 2002, Harris's own life unraveled. Years of conflict and resistance within his church left him overwhelmed by anger, resentment, and a desire for retribution. He ultimately lost his faith, left New York, and entered a long, private struggle with grief and disillusionment.
This book is not only a firsthand account of one of 9/11's most enduring symbols, but a deeply personal story of what happens after the cameras leave. Harris traces his journey from idealistic small-town priest to Ground Zero leader, through spiritual collapse, and finally toward an unexpected healing grounded in forgiveness.
Drawing on pioneering research developed with Stanford psychologist Dr. Frederic Luskin, cofounder of the Forgiveness Project, Harris explores forgiveness not as ""forgive and forget,"" but as a rigorous, transformative practice essential for recovery after trauma. His story speaks to first responders, faith leaders, and anyone carrying unresolved pain-offering rare insight into the emotional cost of service, the limits of institutional faith, and the resilience required to truly move forward.
Table of Contents:
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Foreword by Dr. Frederic Luskin
Author's Note
Prologue: New York City: A Love Story
1. My Dream Job
2. Ash Tuesday
3. We Showed Up
4. Radical Hospitality
5. Unlocking Anger (and Throwing Away the Key)
6. The Grievance Begins
7. Indulging the Revenge Fantasy
8. The Last Day (Unenforceable Rules)
9. Museum or Mission?
10. Compounding Traumas
11. ""Ain't It Awful"" Ain't Helping
12. Painful Acknowledgment
13. Will the Tears Stop?
14. Seen from the Start
15. To the End of the World (and Back)
16. It All Belongs
Epilogue: Re-membering
Acknowledgements
Appendix: A Brief History of St. Paul's Chapel
Notes
Index
