Quid Est Veritas? Christ and Pilate, by Nikolai Ge. (from here)
This is the final post of this series. In PART 1 we examined our nation’s social fabric and the damage we are doing to it. In PART 2 we considered the price of unrestrained factional politics. We are so busy fighting each other we have neglected important issues. Here, in PART 3 we will propose a way out of this problem.
The Lessons of History
William Strauss and Neil Howe published The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy – What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America’s Next Rendezvous with Destiny (amazon.com) in 1997. What was it about? Something that now goes by the name Strauss–Howe generational theory (en.wikipedia.org). Strauss and Howe believed that we begin a new cycle of human history about every four generations. Since a generation lasts about 20 years, we begin a new cycle…
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Tom,
Excellent series to inspire discernment of the current condition of the social fabric in our culture and Nation.
Frankly, in my opinion, the present state of our fabric has a lot of holes and tatters. Although some may see differently because of the idiom, “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.”
Perhaps in the new decade, it may be repaired stitch by stitch and our visions will be improved with the use of a new improved set of eyeglasses (wisdom and love).by reading the Bible and becoming more skilled in discerning the differences between good fabric vs foolish fabric discernment.
At least I hope so. Need a lot more “sewing and sowers though, in my opinion.
Regards, goodwill blogging, and Happy New Year..
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