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Ian Oswald "Os" Guinness (born September 30, 1941[not verified in body]) is an English author, theologian and social critic now based in Fairfax County, Virginia; he has lived in the United States since 1984.
In the late 1960s, Guinness was a leader at the L'Abri community in Switzerland, and, after Oxford, a freelance reporter for the BBC.[when?][8] He wrote his first book, The Dust of Death, in 1973; John Frame called it "a wonderfully erudite and persuasive critique of the western culture of the late 1960s from a thoughtful, balanced Christian perspective."[9] As of September 2018, Guiness had written or edited more than 30 books;[2][needs update] in them, his stated aim has been to offer insight into current cultural, political, and social contexts.[citation needed]
From 1986 to 1989, Guinness served as Executive Director of the Williamsburg Charter Foundation, and was the leading drafter of the Williamsburg Charter, a bicentennial clarification and reaffirmation of the religious liberty clauses of the first amendment.[independent source needed] He was also a co-author of the public school curriculum, "Living With Our Deepest Differences", and continued through at least 2009 on its Drafting Committee.[10]
Guiness, along with Alonzo McDonald and perhaps other founded The Trinity Forum (in 1991),[11][verification needed] was reported as of 2018 to be a Senior Fellow there.[2] and was, as of May 2025, listed by the organisation as an Emeritus Fellow.[12]
As of September 2018, Guinness had written or edited more than 30 books.[2][needs update] The following are a subset of those books, appearing between 1973 and 2024, in chronological order.
Authored books
—— (1973), The Dust of Death: A Critique of the Establishment and the Counter Culture and the Proposal for a Third Way, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
—— (1976), In Two Minds: The Dilemma of Doubt & How to Resolve It, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
—— (1983), The Gravedigger File, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press
—— (1992), The American Hour: A Time of Reckoning and the Once and Future Role of Faith, New York: Macmillan/Free Press.
—— (1993), Dining With the Devil: The Megachurch Movement Flirts With Modernity, Ada, MI: Baker.
—— (1994), The Dust of Death: The Sixties Counterculture and How It Changed America Forever, Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
—— (1994), Fit Bodies Fat Minds: Why Evangelicals Don't Think and What to Do About It, Ada, MI: Baker.
—— (1996), God in the Dark: The Assurance of Faith Beyond a Shadow of Doubt, Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
—— (1998), The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life, Nashville, TN: HarperCollins/Thomas Nelson.[2]
—— (1999), Character Counts: Leadership Qualities in Washington, Wilberforce, Lincoln, and Solzhenitsyn, Ada, MI: Baker.
—— (2000), Time for Truth: Living Free in a World of Lies, Hype and Spin, Ada, MI: Baker.[2]
—— (2000), Steering Through Chaos: Vice and Virtue in an Age of Moral Confusion, Carol Stream, IL: Navpress.
—— (2001), The Great Experiment: Faith and Freedom in America, Carol Stream, IL: Navpress.
—— (2003), Long Journey Home: A Guide to Your Search for the Meaning of Life, Colorado Springs, CO: PRH/WaterBrook & Multnomah.
—— (2003), Prophetic Untimeliness: A Challenge to the Idol of Relevance, Ada, MI: Baker.
——, ed. (2000), When No One Sees: Character in an Age of Image, Carol Stream, IL: NavPress
——, ed. (2001), Doing Well and Doing Good, Carol Stream, IL: NavPress.
——, ed. (2001), Entrepreneurs of Life, Carol Stream, IL: NavPress.
——, ed. (2001), The Journey, Carol Stream, IL: NavPress.
Personal life
As of 2018, it had been reported that Guinness moved his residence to the Washington, D.C. (in 1984).[2] He and his wife Jenny have one son, and as of this date,[when?] they live in McLean, Virginia.[citation needed]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Connolly, Connie (25 September 2018). "Os Guinness to speak at Christ Church Oct. 3". The Star Democrat. Easton, MD: Adams Publishing Group. Retrieved 26 May 2025. Guinness is the great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, and was born during World War II in China where his parents were medical missionaries. / He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his doctor of philosophy in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford. Guiness has written or edited more than 30 books, including "The Call," "Time for Truth," "Unspeakable," "A Free People's Suicide" and "The Global Public Square." His latest book was published in 2018. / Since moving to the Washington, D.C., area in 1984, Guiness has been a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a guest scholar and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum and the EastWest Institute in New York. For affiliation of The Star Democrat with APG, see this link.
↑ Crenshaw, Dan (host) & Guinness, Os (guest) (3 June 2022). "You Say You Want a Revolution? | — Os Guinness". Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw (podcast, streaming media). Pittsburgh, PA: Liberated Syndication (Libsyn). Event occurs at unstated time. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.[full citation needed]
↑ Note, as to date, the Search Oxford Libraries Online (SOLO) database entry for the dissertation states "1981 [i.e. 1982]" and then Dissertation: Thesis (D.Phil.)—University of Oxford, 1982", and so the 1982 date is stated here.
↑ Note, there is no statement at the dissertation citation regarding Guiness' committee or dissertation advisor.
↑ Edgar, William (2006), "Francis Schaeffer and the Public Square", in Budziszewski, J (ed.), Evangelicals in the Public Square, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, p.166.
↑ McFall, Shaun; Haynes, Charles C. (January 2015) [July 2009]. "Living With Our Deepest Differences: Religious Liberty in a Pluralistic Society (Teacher's Resource – Lesson Plans)"(PDF). Washington, DC: Newseum, First Amendment Center. pp.title, 186, 178. Archived from the original(curriculum document) on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2025. [title:] OriginaL edition by: Michael D. Cassity / Os Guinness / Charles C. Haynes / John Seel / Timothy L. Smith / Oliver S. Thomas... [p. 186] Members of the Drafting Committee / Mr. William Bentley Ball, Attorney, Ball, Skelly, Murren & Connell / Dr. Os Guinness, Executive Director, The Williamsburg Charter Foundation...
↑ OCCA Staff (26 May 2025). "Wider Speakers—Os Guiness". TheOCCA.org. Oxford, England: Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). Retrieved 26 May 2025.
Guiness, Os & RZIM Staff (21 December 2016). "Os Guinness—Biography". RZIM.org. Norcross, GA: Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). Archived from the original(organisational autobiography) on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
Guiness, Os & IVP Staff (22 December 2016). "Os Guinness". IVPress.com. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press (IVP). Archived from the original(publisher autobiography) on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
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