The Great Quest, Os Guinness
The Great Quest, Os Guinness
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The Great Quest
Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning

Author: Os Guinness

Narrator: Os Guinness

Unabridged: 4 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/16/2022

Synopsis

"The unexamined life is not worth living." —Socrates

What is life all about? What are we here for? Is there any meaning or purpose to our existence? Thinkers throughout the centuries have pondered these questions. While the distractions of the modern world prevent many from grappling seriously with such matters, the truth is that humans cannot live without meaning any more than we can live without breathing or eating. Os Guinness invites us to examine our lives and join the great quest for meaning and a life well lived. For those who are up to Socrates' challenge, it is a search that is indispensable to making the most of life. Guinness charts the course of the thinking person's journey toward faith and meaning, calling for a firm grasp of reason, an honest awareness of conscience, and a living sense of wonder. He affirms that there is a time for questions, and that following those questions can indeed lead us to answers, evidence, and commitment.

When life becomes a question, the search is on for an answer. Come find yourself on a sure path to meaning.

About Os Guinness

Os Guinness is an author and speaker living in the Washington, D.C., area. Born in China during World War II, Guinness left in 1951, after the Chinese Revolution. A graduate of the University of London and Oxford, Guinness is a former visiting fellow of the Brookings Institution. He has written or edited more than twenty books, including The Call, Invitation to the Classics, and Long Journey Home. A frequent speaker and seminar leader at political and business conferences in the United States, Europe, and Asia, Guinness has lectured at many universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and Stanford, and has often spoken on Capitol Hill.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joseph

This book is an example of Os Guinness’s thoughtful apologetic. I believe that the target audience is the disillusioned thinker who sets out to discover the meaning and purpose of life, and is as much a pre-evangelism tract as it is another splendid essay of a deeply insightful and well-educated mat......more

Goodreads review by Bob

Summary: An invitation to the examined life in the pursuit of a meaningful existence, a well-lived life. The meaning of life. It sounds like one of those discussions for a first-year intro to philosophy class as we are challenged by the dictum of Socrates: “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I......more

Goodreads review by Josh

Only Os Guinness could write a book on discovering meaning in life and fully and comprehensively cover the topic in 120 pages. The Great Quest is an invitation to living an examined life. Dr. Guinness plays off of Socrates’ famous words “The unexamined life is not worth living.” The first third of t......more

Goodreads review by Larry

Where are YOU? Os Guinness’ “The Great Quest” is truly an outstanding book. But maybe you shouldn’t read it. At least not just yet. It likely depends on how the subtitle resonates with you: “Invitation to an Examined Life and a Sure Path to Meaning.” But don’t wait too long to consider the invitatio......more

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