1. In what ways did the terrorist attacks of 9/11 influence the views of George W. Bush and the national security strategy of his administration?

2. How did Barack Obama's views of the Muslim world differ, if at all, from those of George W. Bush? How would you account for the differences?

3. Which twenty-first-century crisis seems to have had more of an impact on Americans' daily lives: the financial crisis discussed by Joseph Stiglitz or Islamist terrorism? What evidence from the documents and your own experiences leads you to that conclusion?

4. How did the world order envisioned by Khalid Sheikh Muhammad and Tony Campolo compare to that envisioned by Presidents Bush and Obama? What role did religion have in these views? Did religion pay a role in the financial meltdown discussed by Stiglitz?