Poor Man’s Earl
This Trinity Forum Reading features selections from John Pollock’s “Poor Man’s Earl,” with an introduction by Os Guinness.
We are pleased to present this Trinity Forum Reading, featuring selections from John Pollock’s “Poor Man’s Earl” with an introduction by Os Guinness.
The nineteenth-century industrial revolution brought rapid change, progress, and prosperity, but with it, the heavy cost of intense social dislocation and human suffering. One man, Lord Shaftesbury, decisively led the necessary reforms. His enduring legacy demonstrates the essential link between privilege and responsibility in a prosperous society. Lord Shaftesbury’s insights remain true for us today.