The Dust of Death: A Critique of the Establishment and the Counter Culture, and the Proposal for a Third Way"In this milestone work, leading social critic Os Guinness provides a wide-ranging analysis of one of the most pivotal decades in Western history, the 1960s. Examining secular humanism, the technological society, and the counterculture, Guinness argues that Westerners need a Third Way found only in the rediscovery and revival of the historic Christian faith"-- Provided by publisher. |
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1The Striptease of Humanism | 2 |
The Rise of Optimistic Humanism | 4 |
The Surfacing of Pessimism | 11 |
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