Background
Wallis, Jim was born on June 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
( Put Your Faith into Action A leading voice at the cross...)
Put Your Faith into Action A leading voice at the crossroads of faith and politics offers a prophetic appeal for our times: faced with a growing gap between the rich and poor, bombarded by national security alerts that ratchet up our stress levels, taxed by a government that spends billions of dollars on war -- where do we find hope? In this revised and updated edition of his classic, Jim Wallis insightfully critiques contemporary culture and politics, inspiring us with stories to convert our way of thinking and point to a solution to our current social and political dilemmas.
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( Jim Wallis’s classic The Soul of Politics, originally p...)
Jim Wallis’s classic The Soul of Politics, originally published by The New Press in 1994 and now available in a new hardcover edition, has sold 60,000 copies to date and has been widely praised for its prescience and passion. In fact, no issue has become more topical or polarizing in the United States than the intersection of religion and politics, with the country seemingly irreconcilably split between the “religious right” and the “secular left.” In this “dynamic, hopeful” (The Nation) book, Wallis, the nationally known activist, preacher, and editor of Sojourners magazine, shows why both the traditional liberal and conservative visions are inadequate to the challenge before us, and outlines instead a new political morality combining social justice with individual responsibility. Arguing that we need to look beyond the traditional corridors of power to find the resources for a political movement that will foster true democracy—emphasizing compassion, community, racial reconciliation, gender equality, justice, imagination, and joy—The Soul of Politics “speaks to how all Americans—not just churchgoers—need to take personal responsibility for change rather than rely on politicians” (Cleveland Plain Dealer).
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(This work examines two fundamental questions Christians m...)
This work examines two fundamental questions Christians must answer: what is the nature of authentic conversion today, and how can people heed the biblical call to conversion today? Jim Wallis offers a new social vision grounded in the reality of the gospel of Jesus Christ, outlines a direction for action that seeks to establish justice for the poor and reclaims the Christian responsibility for making peace. The key to this biblical witness is Jim Wallis' vision of a revitalized Christian community deeply rooted in worship and in the practice of the spiritual disciples.
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activist religious speaker writer
Wallis, Jim was born on June 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Bachelor, Michigan State University, 1970. Graduate, Trinity Evangelical Division School, Deerfield, Illinois.
Founder, editor-in-chief, executive director Sojourners, since 1971. Convener, president Call to Renewal, since 1995. Visiting fellow Institute Politics, Harvard University, 2002.
( Put Your Faith into Action A leading voice at the cross...)
(This work examines two fundamental questions Christians m...)
( Jim Wallis’s classic The Soul of Politics, originally p...)
Married Joy Carroll, October 25, 1997. Children: Luke, Jack.