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Author:
Guinness, Os, author.
Title:
The magna carta of humanity : Sinai's revolutionary faith and the future of freedom / Os Guinness.
Publisher:
IVPan imprint of InterVarsity Press,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Liberty--Judaism.--Judaism.
Judaism--Influence.
United States--Moral conditions.
United States--Philosophy.--Philosophy.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-270) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Upside down or right way up? -- I will be who I will be: The great revelation -- Like the absolutely unlike: The great declaration -- East of Eden: The great alienation -- Let my people go: The great liberation -- Set free to live free together: The great constitution -- Passing it on: The great transmission -- Putting wrong right: The great restoration, part 1 -- Putting wrong right: The great restoration, part 2 -- Conclusion: A new, new birth of freedom?
Summary:
"What kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul? Cultural observer Os Guinness contrasts the secular French Revolution with the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. Arguing that the story of Exodus is the richest visionfor freedom in human history, his exploration offers a framework that charts the path to the future for America and the West"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0830847154
9780830847150
LCCN:
2020054199
Locations:
TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

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