Os Guinness – The Magna Carta of Humanity

What is freedom? Where does it come from? Brent and Ian talk with Os Guinness about his IVP book ‘The Magna Carta of Humanity: Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom’. ‘Os explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith led revolution of ancient Israel.  He argues that the story of Exodus is the highest, richest, and deepest vision for freedom in human history’. Os is the author or editor of more than 35 books.  He’s the founder of the Trinity Forum, a prominent social critic, and a frequent speaker who has addressed audiences worldwide. (1:28) The Chinese and Russian Revolutions; (3:16) The French and American Revolutions; (4:05) America’s freedom the legacy of the Sinai Covenant; (5:40) Exodus the master story of human freedom; (6:56) Does freedom require authority? (7:52) Freedom grounded in authority; (9:00) The future of freedom; (10:45) A toxic type of freedom; (11:30) We need to be realistic about freedom; (12:10) Ayn Rand and objectivism; (13:10) Does freedom need to be won? (14:10) Freedom lives by covenants; (16:30) Handing on traditions; (21:45) Resentment filled radicalism; (24:00) The French Revolution and the modern West. Links mentioned in this episode: www.ivpress.com www.amazon.com/Magna-Carta-Humanity-Revolutionary-Freedom/dp/0830847154 www.osguinness.com Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.