A conversation between Os Guinness and Socrates in the City host Eric Metaxas regarding Mr. Guinness’ recent books: “The Magna Carta of Humanity” and “Zero Dark America.”
Os Guinness, author and speaker, is the great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer. He was born in China in World War II 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. In the late 1960s, Guinness was a leader at the L’Abri community in Switzerland and, after Oxford, a freelance reporter for the BBC.
Guinness has written or edited more than thirty books, including The America Hour; Time for Truth; The Call; Invitation to the Classics; Long Journey Home; Unspeakable: Facing Up to Evil in a World of Genocide and Terror; The Case for Civility — And Why Our Future Depends on It; The Global Public Square: Religious Freedom and the Making of a World Safe for Diversity; and A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future.
A frequent speaker and seminar leader at political and business conferences in both the United States and Europe. He has also lectured at many universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, Harvard and Stanford, and has spoken at the White House, Capitol Hill and other public policy arenas around Washington D.C. area.
This event took place at the Union League Club in New York City on December 6th, 2022. Learn more about Socrates in the City at socratesinthecity.com.
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Translation: 'If then the light that is within you is darkness, how great is that darkness.'- God. America better get back to loving the Truth, fast!
I usually listen 2X, but this took me to .75x. Meaty work!
I think, the spirit of the cultural Crusade is also creates so many problems and a division between people. Real values shouldn’t be pushed upon or forcefully implemented, otherwise it turns into the opposite. It becomes new colonialism rather than peaceful process of transformation. For the most part, today’s situation is definitely a by product of that cultural blindness and ignorance.
Trump trumped all liars !!
They are not 'faiths', just religious belief systems. Faith is a gift from God at rebirth. We lost it at the fall when we chose self based God rejecting knowledge of good and evil instead of love based faith. Imo.
the i in the sitc in the c in the logo is to much truth for me to handle.
Hatred now, any different than the hatred Jesus endured?
Outstanding conversation! Os Guinness is an intellectual giant. I personally think the USA is on life support and it's only a matter of time before she takes her last gasp.
Brilliant discussions, as always! Would love to see SITC in the Nashville area, for those of us born-and-bred NYers who moved here recently. Please do consider it when you take SITC on the road!
When will the Jeannie Constantinou be available somewhere for post viewing if we didnt see the live stream? Thanks!
This talk was POWERFUL. Thank you 🙏. Everyone needs to hear this and really listen and comprehend✨
God Bless you 🙏 Os Guinness and Eric M.✨
Only Faith in the one true God, not faith in something else, leads to true freedom. Anything else is deception. The wisdom of this world is foolishness.
"If God is dead, there is no truth. There is only power." That's where we are, sadly. I mean, I know He's alive but I see this thinking at work all around us.
Eric Metaxas
Eccl 9:18 This program was fabulous! Will share! Agree, we need passionate teachers who know how to capture an urgent need!
This was very challenging/time consuming to find workable comments not blocked. I hope this went and continues to go viral…perhaps the powers that be will behave differently. Our weapons are Not carnal. Read prophetically & a call to prayer! Stand tall America!
David Barton WallBuilders
Some of mine, also. The thing that saddens me most is they don't appreciate or value the unique blessings and freedoms we have today … even my wife who had a premium education at Oral Roberts, with a full scholarship and graduated magma cum laude.
I feel like I'm out in the weeds calling out wolf!🥺😖😞
Mr Guinness links the foundation of the U.S. Republic with the Hebrew Republic, something we have forgotten entirely.
My copy of his first book, The Dust of Death, is still on my bookshelves. From his early experiences in China till now, he has much to teach us.
Life is a series of Rude Awakenings
and I'm ashamed that my years of apathy while Evil flourished. Freedoms are slipping totally and
we are shocked. Can we be revived?
waite
I wish Eric would just let Os talk rather than talking so much trying to steer the interview. Still,very rich & profound discussion.
The cultural Marxists have captured our institutions, universities, churches, schools, justice. How on earth are we to restore them back to their former positions based on our Constitution? This seems not possible, unless we have a serious and relentless revolution.
What a wise man is the guest!
Eric, Eric Eric I love you my brother ✝️🙏🤟💪🏼🔥🔥🔥‼️💯🎁
Thank you OS .I CONFESS I HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO IN READING AND OF COURSE I BECAME AWARE OF MY IGNORANCE AFTER MY EYESIGHT Started get weak, that was for you Eric lol , meaning the sarcasm 😜. I can honestly tell you that I've known what direction our country was and is heading whilst serving in the US submarine force DBF‼️‼️. I WAS IN DURING REAGAN'S FIRST TERM AND WAS LIED TO SEVERAL TIMES BY OUR GOVERNMENT AND THE PROMISE'S THEY BROKE, WHICH BTW I DIDN'T BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT RESPONSIBLE FOR. BUT THAT SUBTLE LIE , TO MOST PEOPLE GOT ME TO THINKING ABOUT WHY I WANTED TO DEFEND MY COUNTRY. AT THAT TIME I WAS A FAR FROM GOD AS I EVER WAS BUT A LITTLE SEED OF HOW THINGS ACTUALLY RUN IN OUR GOVERNMENT WAS PLANTED. THEN AS A SECULAR DRUMMER/ VOCALIST I SET OUT TO PURSUE BECOMING A FAMOUS MUSICIAN AT ANY COST. I HAD SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO BE THAT SEX,DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL GUY FOR THE NEXT 30 YRS I CANT EVEN COUNT THEM . WHAT WAS ALWAYS REMARKABLE WAS WHEN ANY OF THE MANY BANDS AND MUSICIANS TALKED ABOUT ANYTHING RELATED TO GOD OR RELIGION MOST EVERYONE SAID AND I QUOTE " OH DON'T WORRY DONNY IF ANYONE OF US IS GONNA GET TO HEAVEN IT WILL BE YOU". I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE COUNTLESS OPPORTUNITIES I HAD TO LIVE THAT LIFESTYLE I RARELY DID, AND WHEN I DID I DESTROYED TWO MARRIAGES AND WAS A PART-TIME DAD AT BEST. BY THE GRACE AND MERCY OF THE KING OF KINGS I SURVIVED, BEEN FORGIVEN AND HAVE ESTABLISHED A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH BOTH MY BIOLOGICAL DAUGHTER S AND WITH MY STEP CHILDREN . IT STARTED WITH CONFESSION AND BEING TRANSPARENT WITH ALL THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES MY BEHAVIOR AFFECTED. OK BACK TO THE SUBJECT AT HAND. IF WE LOOSE OUR FREEDOMS AND ARE SEPARATED FROM OUR LOVED ONES HAVING TALKS ABOUT SUCH THINGS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE, I HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE AT LEAST A LITTLE TO THOSE WHO READ THIS . BTW I THINK EVERY ABLE BODIED MALE IN OUR COUNTRY SHOULD SERVE AT LEAST 4 YRS IN THE ARMED FORCES. UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS BY NOT HAVING ANY WHILST SERVING. WE HAVE A SAYING " WE PROTECT DEMOCRACY NOT PRACTICE IT" . MEN WILL WHAT IT MEANS TO DIE TO PROTECT EACH OTHER AND OUR WAY OF LIFE. Of course woman are definitely invites but it's not mandatory. I do believe in the statement behind every great man there is a greater woman. A proverbs 31 woman. Hey if I didn't believe this I wouldn't have married 3 times. Oh what an exciting time to be alive. Stand strong in your faith my brothers and sisters, share the glorious news of Jesus Christ with others . With love, DONNY ✝️🙏🤟💪🏼🔥💯👊🎯‼️‼️❤️
I paid to see Michael Medved and could not get it. What did I do wrong
Vivek Ramaswamy has the message we need for president
There are many in the West who either don't realise, or don't care, that they are sawing off the very branch on which they sit. Thanks from Ireland.
Thank God there is a Christian revival currently happening in USA. Precisely at the right time.
The animus against faith can be more accurately described as animus against a competing faith.
Marxist subversion seeks to supplant dominant faith.
Laventelhaan.
Churchill betrayed Poland and Polish soldiers mr Os. He sold Poland to Stalin, so first do your lessons.
Thomas Sowell : his life's work (books/interviews) was highlighting what is good and bad.
Uhhhhh, sooooo, think about it – God did not prevent Obama or Biden from becoming presidents. Giving America over to their depravities. Judgement
The trouble with your introductions are they are far too long
I’m amazed at how long it takes you to make an introduction it’s really borders on ridiculous
The other thing you do is you interrupt incessantly
Eric says we need virtue and I agree. Virtue is honesty and integrity. But Eric can’t see that Trump is not virtuous, not honest, not a man of character and integrity. When poor Eric can see his own hypocrisy and folly, then he has a right to preach at us. Not until.
Thank you! I pray that this information goes far and wide and helps to wake people up. My childrens' generation is so lost.
This must explain my affinity with Guinness beer! 🍻😋
Love this. I’m a Cuban immigrant. Been here over 50 years. Living under communism, my parents really instilled in us the blessings of freedom. I see the Hand of God I’m the creation of America. Now I’m seeing it’s destruction from within and it infuriates me and terrifies me. And they’re coming after the CHILDREN. People need to rile up and stand together and say ENOUGH! Not the children. Enough!!
America is unravelling in deep ways…
The decline of American began with the Murder of JFK by Johnson and the MIC, the corrupt FBI under Hoover, the CIA and destruction of the Constitutional Republic.
What an eye opening interview revealing so much of why things are happening but I can’t help feeling like it’s an autopsy.
No obvious moral fiber across the nation as people declare the right to be free of it. The laws don't reflect moral reality as lawyers will fight it with all their might. It must be a common voluntary agreement to turn the world upright again. French revolution, no Christian faith involved. English civil war, ditto.. With our wide definition of what a church is won't help this situation. It must be Biblical. When people are brought into the country properly, they end up both patriotic and grateful citizens aware God has a hand in their lives. Those that come in across the Southern border, avoid sharing their voices as there are horrendous things happening to the people attempting to cross through the south border. Many nefarious entities making money on human misery, getting them across the border, where they still aren't free.
Of course they're also bringing deadly drugs across and the horrors of organ harvesting and selling humans as slaves, for life.
Maybe what we need is a crash course to bring those recently-awakened Americans up to speed-while we still can do it! Maybe a video playlist of 8-10, 1-hour 'classes', with some supporting materials for download/references. THAT could be incredibly powerful.
Eric, I love you and your platform, but sometimes you talk too much and don’t listen enough. God bless.
True history is so awful and full of incredible lawlessness and stupidity — and those who prepared and orchestrated these incredible wicked and evil things in the past know very well, that most people would never want to know about these horrible things … so they've fabulated the new history that has never happened — and that fairytaled history is being taught throughout the west mor than a 100 years now … that is why todays generations has absolutely no clue about the real nature of things, about the evil in peoples hearts, about the wickedness in relationships, about the true nature of godliness, selfishness, sexual and emotional infidelity and immorality etc. etc. … people are just fooled about most of the things that really matters. I think most people are not able to understand what these excellent men is talking about. Thanks Eric and Os for this extraordinary talk!!! God bless You all!