On the afternoon of September 11th Dora-Marie stepped into her first Peace and Conflict Studies course, “The Roots of Conflict and Violence.” Rather than the planned introduction and course overview, the professor launched into his lecture on terrorism. The next five years of study, and watching the unrolling of world events, confirmed for Dora-Marie that issues of conflict and religion continue to be painfully pertinent and, by extension, deepened her commitment to work for reconciliation and justice.