Faith Equals Action Christianity Today blog 2-04-2010
At Kennedy, Taylor found Jim Wallis, founder of the progressive Christian organization Sojourners, who was teaching as an adjunct professor. Wallis's class "connected the dots on so many things I cared about," says Taylor. "So much of why I care about social justice is because of my faith." Newly invigorated, Taylor helped found Global Justice, a student movement that works for HIV/AIDS relief. »read more
Jim Wallis' values and Wall Street Spero Forum 2-04-2010
This week I will cite one of them, Jim Wallis’s Sojourners, which some of us have been reading for two-score years. Jim and a colleague dropped by the other for day a chat, in the week when he’d made a repeat visit to TV's 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart', and we made up a bit for lost time. »read more
Religious leaders worry that Obama's faith council is for show The Washington Post 2-03-2010
Others, including Jim Wallis, leader of the progressive faith movement Sojourners, who has served on the White House council, said he hopes to see the president engage with the faith community on a much deeper level on domestic and foreign policy. "I want him to listen to faith groups as much as he listens to people on Wall Street," Wallis said. "I want him to listen to faith groups as much as military leaders on Afghanistan." »read more
