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Pat Suhrcke, Director
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Press Release
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Journalist and cultural observer Os Guinness discusses his new
book Unspeakable: Facing Up to Evil in an Age of Genocide and Terror
at Cambridge Forum on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at First
Parish, 3 Church Street, Harvard Square, in Cambridge. A book-signing
courtesy of Harvard Book Store follows the program.
Since 9/11, the word "evil" has re-entered the American popular
lexicon, after years of disuse. American culture now acknowledges evil
as a reality of daily life, but how well do we actually understand it?
Our answers to this question drive not only personal moral decisions
but also have a profound impact on our national politics and international
policies. Are warfare and violence inevitable aspects of the human
condition? How can an understanding of evil promote peaceful resolution
of conflicts?
Os Guinness is the author of 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 and Europe, he's spoken both at the White House as well
as lectured at many universities, including Oxford and Cambridge,
Harvard and Stanford. A former BBC reporter, Guinness has lived in the
United States since 1984.
Cambridge Forums are free and open to the public. Book signing will follow program. Open discussion follows speaker presentation. Events are recorded for public radio broadcast. CDs and tapes are available. Call 617-495-2727. Forums can also be viewed online: Go to www.cambridgeforum.org and click on the WGBH Forum Network. Cambridge Forum 3 Church Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone/fax: 617-495-2727 email: director@cambridgeforum.org website: http://www.cambridgeforum.org "Bringing people together to talk again . . ."