The story of Christian reformation, revival, and renaissance underscores that the darkest hour is often just before the dawn, so we should always be people of hope and prayer, not gloom and defeatism.

— Os Guinness (b. 1941), Apologet, Soziologe, Kulturkritiker und Autor

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Prayer & Silence, Church & Congregation

Os Guinness

Der 1941 geborene britische Soziologe, Publizist und Kulturkritiker Os Guinness wirkt seit mehreren Jahrzehnten im evangelikalen Spektrum vor allem in den USA. Bekanntheit erlangte er durch Veröffentlichungen über christliche Berufung, Analysen moderner Gesellschaften sowie sein Engagement für weltweite Religions- und Gewissensfreiheit. Bibellesern vermittelt sein Werk Impulse für ein intellektuell reflektiertes Glaubenszeugnis im säkularen Raum, wobei er sowohl fortschreitende Säkularisierung als auch die parteipolitische Vereinnahmung des Evangeliums kritisiert.

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