Breakpoint 2026 Wilberforce Award
Feb 4, 2026
Os Guinness, Christian author and social critic and founder of the Trinity Forum, reflects on civilizational moments and how societies lose their founding inspiration. He discusses three responses to cultural crisis: renew, replace, or decline. He calls for immovable faith and living for an audience of One, drawing on examples like Wilberforce and Chuck Colson.
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Wilberforce Award Origins
- Os Guinness's award connects to a tradition started when Chuck Colson honored Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1988.
- Aquino's assassination exemplified faith in action mirrored by Wilberforce-style courage.
Guinness's Formative Years
- Oz Guinness was born to medical missionaries in China during WWII and suffered family losses and expulsion in 1951.
- Those early upheavals shaped his lifelong commitment to faith and public engagement.
Academic And Institutional Legacy
- Os Guinness studied at Oxford and sharpened his worldview at Francis Schaeffer's home in the Swiss Alps.
- He founded the Trinity Forum in 1991 to cultivate the Christian mind.
