Os Guinness: The Christian Public Intellectual After Jacques Maritain

August 8th, 2025 | 18 min read

By John Shelton

Originally published on May 26, 2023

“Nothing is possible without men,
But nothing lasts without institutions.”

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John Shelton

John Shelton is the policy director for Advancing American Freedom. He received degrees from Duke University (M.Div.) and the University of Virginia (B.A), and lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Katelyn, and their children.

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Os Guinness: The Christian Public Intellectual After Jacques Maritain

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