In his recent book, Os Guinness explains why the West is facing a “civilizational moment” or a critical inflection point due to our civilization’s loss of connection to its founding principles and inspiration. And he points out that history records only three roads from here: renewal due to rediscovery of founding principles, replacement of those founding ideals, or decline and fall. How did we end up here? And which way will we go? In this interview with author and social critical Os Guinness, we walk through the challenges and opportunities of our “civilizational moment” and explore ways that we can individually and collectively work toward renewal.

Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford. Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People’s Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, Carpe Diem Redeemed, and The Magna Carta of Humanity.

Key Takeaways:

Link to Our Civilizational Moment.
What made America great in the first place.
The greatest challenges to the American republic now.
His thoughts on the early signs of spiritual renewal in the West.
His thoughts on America’s global role in this century.
What church leaders and other committed Christians can do to renew our cities and country.

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