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Time for Truth by Os Guinness, 2008-04-27
Product was in excellent condition. Would order another used book. Have not had the opportunity to read the book, as yet. Can't comment on content.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A Critique of Postmodernism, 2007-03-25
His analysis of Bill Clinton in this volume as the poster-child of postmodernism is riveting. This book balances philosophy and Scripture wonderfully. Read it!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
pretty good, 2006-08-29
This is a very good book about truth even for people without any religious beliefs. It contains many quotes from Greek and Roman philosophers and recent literary and political writers.
It reviews the recent history of the decline in the belief in absolute truth. I suspect that people at the bottom end of the intellectual scale, such as those who watch television, including PBS and NPR, and those who think that journalists tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth will have their beliefs strongly challenged.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Truth Under Seige, 2005-04-01
Truth is truly under attack in our times. That is what the profound thinker/author Guinness thoughtfully writes about in this work.
He is careful to contend continuously that he is not just making the case against the cognitive virus of postmodernism but against all systems and philosophies which seek to hijack the truth.
His conclusions are salient: the problem is the self. When self delegates truth to itself and self only, that is humanity's ultimate and only problem. It cannot start within us, but from outside from above.
While some including this reviewer appreciate and vibrate to his excellent illustrations from philosophy and literature (which would suggest five star review), many will be frustrated by this inclusions (thus three star or lower) resulting in my four star conclusion.
He does sprinkle in some current event type illustrations, e.g. Clinton but more of these would have helped the layperson to be more engaged with this excellent, penetrating delve into truth in the modern practice of it.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Good Book Critiquing Postmodernism, 2003-08-08
This is a short, pithy work on Postmodernism. Postmodernism is a detriment to society (at least most forms of it). Truth is no longer existent in our modern world. Guiness does a wonderful job showing the problems inherent of Postmodernism. I liked what he says about the Clinton scandal. It is not ironic that our first baby boomer president was our first Postmodern president. I enjoyed most of this book, but I do think that it has some weaknesses. I wish he would have had more discussion in the Philosophical and Theological implications of Postmodernity, though. I enjoyed his emphasis on the socialogical implications, but I wish he would have gone more in depth into the other implications, as well. That is why I only gave the book 3 stars, but I do think Guiness accomplished every thing he meant to accomplish, namely a short pithy reponse to Postmodern America.
Since I originally revied this book, I have come to respect some Postmodern Philosophy (i.e. Heidegger). This book is more of a reaction to the negative aspects of Postmodernism, which would be relativity. This was a very good book, nevertheless.