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2026 and the 250th anniversary of the American revolution: Is this America’s expiration date or a challenge to renew the great experiment in freedom?
Manage episode 406085130 series 3009291
Declinism is in the air in certain circles, and it coincides with the conclusion of some historians that 250 years is roughly the lifespan of great superpowers. How do Christians understand such cyclical views of history, and what are the genuine grounds for confidence in the possibility of renewal. Christians are not called to be Pollyannas, but what should our realistic position be?
Os Guinness, Anglo-Irishman, author, and social critic, joined us to discuss this timely and important topic.
167 episodes
Manage episode 406085130 series 3009291
Declinism is in the air in certain circles, and it coincides with the conclusion of some historians that 250 years is roughly the lifespan of great superpowers. How do Christians understand such cyclical views of history, and what are the genuine grounds for confidence in the possibility of renewal. Christians are not called to be Pollyannas, but what should our realistic position be?
Os Guinness, Anglo-Irishman, author, and social critic, joined us to discuss this timely and important topic.
167 episodes
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