![]() “There is no choice facing America and the West that is more urgent and consequential than the choice between Sinai and Paris. “There are two revolutionary faiths bidding to take the world forward,” Guinness writes. This is the model from the past that charts our path to the future. Drawing on the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures, Guinness develops Exodus as the Magna Carta of humanity, with a constructive vision of a morally responsible society of independent free people who are covenanted to each other and to justice, peace, stability, and the common good of the community. His contrast between “Paris” and “Sinai” offers a framework for discerning between two kinds of revolution and their different views of human nature, equality, and liberty. It serves as the master story of human freedom and provides the greatest sustained critique of the abuse of power. ![]() ![]() He argues that the story of Exodus is the highest, richest, and deepest vision for freedom in human history. But what kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul? Cultural observer Os Guinness explores the nature of revolutionary faith, contrasting between secular revolutions such as the French Revolution and the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. In these stormy times, loud voices from all fronts call for revolution and change. ![]()
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