{"product_id":"the-dust-of-death-the-sixties-counterculture-and-how-it-changed-america-forever-paperback","title":"The Dust of Death: The Sixties Counterculture and How It Changed America Forever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOs Guinness\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1968, at the climax of the sixties, Os Guinness visited the United States for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e There he was struck by an impression he'd already felt in England and elsewhere: beneath all the idealism and struggle for freedom was a growing disillusionment and loss of meaning. \"Underneath the efforts of a generation,\" he wrote, \"lay dust.\" Even more troubling, Christians seemed uninformed about the cultural shifts and ill-equipped to respond. Guinness took on these concerns by writing his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Dust of Death\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this milestone work, leading social critic Guinness provides a wide-ranging, farsighted analysis of one of the most pivotal decades in Western history, the 1960s. He examines the twentieth-century developments of secular humanism, the technological society, and the alternatives offered by the counterculture, including radical politics, Eastern religions, and psychedelic drugs. As all of these options have increasingly failed to deliver on their promises, Guinness argues, Westerners desperately need another alternative--a Third Way. This way \"holds the promise of realism without despair, involvement without frustration, hope without romanticism.\" It offers a \u003ci\u003estronger\u003c\/i\u003e humanism, one with a solid basis for its ideals, combining truth and beauty. And this Third Way can be found only in the rediscovery and revival of the historic Christian faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Dust of Death\u003c\/i\u003e is now back in print as part of the IVP Signature Collection, featuring a new design and new preface by the author. This classic will help readers of every generation better understand the cultural trajectory that continues to shape us and how Christians can still offer a better way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOs Guinness (DPhil, Oxford) was born in China and educated in England. He is the author of more than thirty books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Call\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFool's Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImpossible People\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLast Call for Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the EastWest Institute. A frequent speaker, prominent social critic, and passionate advocate of freedom of religion and conscience, he has addressed audiences worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51778958065952,"sku":"9780830848591","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6ddbddc27575bb6f6b4063953003f98.webp?v=1780509556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dust-of-death-the-sixties-counterculture-and-how-it-changed-america-forever-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}