We are still surprised by evil. From Auschwitz to the events of
September 11, we have been shocked into recognizing the startling
capacity for evil within the human heart. We now know 9/11 revealed
that our country was unprepared in terms of national security, but
it also showed we were intellectually and morally unprepared to
deal with such a barbaric act.
Our language to describe evil and our ethical will to resist it
have grown uncertain and confused. Many who speak unabashedly of
evil are dismissed as simplistic, old-fashioned, and out of tune
with the realities of modern life. Yet we must have some kind of
language to help us understand the pain and suffering at the heart
of human experience.
Author and speaker Os Guinness confronts our inability to
understand evil - let alone respond to it effectively - by
providing both a lexicon and a strategy for finding a way forward.
Since 9/11, much public discussion has centered on the
destructiveness of extremist religion. Guinness provocatively
argues that this is far from an accurate picture and too easy an
explanation. In this expansive exploration of both the causes of
modern evil and solutions for the future, he faces our tragic
recent past and our disturbing present with courageous honesty. In
order to live an "examined life," Guinness writes, we must come to
terms with our beliefs regarding evil and ultimately join the fight
against it.
Addressing individuals as well as a traumatized culture,
Unspeakable is an invitation to explore the challenge of
contemporary evil, a call to confront our culture of fear, and a
journey to find words to come to terms with the unspeakable so that
it will no longer leave us mute.
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