What Others Are Saying
Praise for The Great Awakening
“I had always been a skeptic of the church of personal peace and prosperity … of righteous people standing in a holy huddle while the world rages outside the stained glass. But I’ve learned that there are many people of the cloth who are also in the world, and from debt cancellation to the fight against AIDS and for human rights, they are on the march. Jim Wallis isn’t just part of this movement—he’s out front carrying a bullhorn.”
— Bono, rock singer and activist
“Jim Wallis is the most influential and visionary religious leader of our time. His broad appeal and impact are reminiscent of Reinhold Niebuhr and Martin Luther King Jr. Not only has he provided clear intellectual direction for our political, cultural, and spiritual renaissance, he has launched a movement to renew the church and our democracy...”
— Robert M. Franklin, Ph.D., president, Morehouse College, and author of Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities
“Progressive and centrist evangelicals are one stirring away from a real awakening. We are interested in the poor, in racial reconciliation, in global poverty and AIDS, in the plight of women in the developing world. … What Jim Wallis has been talking about is coming to fruition.”
— Bill Hybels, pastor, Willow Creek Community Church, quoted in The New York Times Magazine
“In this book, Jim Wallis, one of the most important voices in Christendom, helps us recover the kind of biblically based revival that synthesizes spiritual renewal with progressive social change.”
— Tony Campolo, author, pastor, and professor emeritus, Eastern University
“In this searing declaration of progressive evangelical faith, Jim Wallis fans the flames of justice revival in America—a bold and compassionate call for a rising generation of Christians to come to prophetic voice in vital communities of religious and political engagement.”
— Cheryl Sanders, professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity, senior pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C., and author of Ministry at the Margins: The Prophetic Mission of Women, Youth and the Poor
“For more than 30 years, Jim Wallis has pointed the way to a road less traveled—a way of integrating faith and public life in the spirit of the biblical prophets. Now, having tried the alternatives and found them disastrous, more and more people are realizing that Jim’s chosen path is the right way forward to higher ground. At once inspiring and substantial, The Great Awakening invites us to become part of a new spiritual and social movement and make a difference.”
— Brian McLaren, speaker and author of Everything Must Change
“Despite our significant public policy differences, I commend Jim Wallis for advocating religious belief as an invaluable resource in addressing the urgent moral and social crises of our time.”
— Dr. Richard Land, author of The Divided States of America?
“Jim Wallis doesn’t only believe that a Great Awakening is coming, he knows that it has already begun. This optimistic book describes the cutting edges of faith and politics to create a new common good based in spiritual renewal. In these surprisingly personal pages, Wallis gives of himself as never before as he pours out mature passion for social justice. Read this, find hope, and welcome to the revival.”
— Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity for the Rest of Us
“…Jim Wallis offers a compelling vision of faith today that refuses to be co-opted by any single political party. Like me, you may not agree with all of Jim’s policy prescriptions, but you will be challenged and inspired by his commitment to justice and refusal to allow faith to remain silent in the public square. It would be impossible to read this book without rethinking how faith and politics should interact or being confronted by God’s desire for justice. I believe that the Spirit of God is using Jim Wallis to stir a new movement toward justice in our country today, with the church leading the way!”
— Rich Nathan, senior pastor, Vineyard Church of Columbus, Westerville, Ohio |
Media Clips
Another Great Awakening?
Biblical principles should guide Christian involvement in social change
Our Values have Consequences
Tapu Misa: Help is great but who helps the helpers?
Absolute Truth: What, Whence, and Whither
Reviving Faith and Politics In A Post-Religious Right America
Developing ‘Conservative radicals’ in Christian higher education
Book Bites: How Would Jesus Vote?
Rudd spiritual adviser sees a leadership trinity
Reverend author predicts shift in the role of religion in politics
Reverend author predicts shift in the role of religion in politics
May the Wilberforce be with you
Kingdom Come: The public meaning of the Gospels
Faith in Brief: Cynicism is spiritual poverty
Churches finding path to the future
The Simon Mayo Show
(a culture of) Life after the Religious Right: An Interview with Jim Wallis
Choose hope to change society, urges Wallis
Hope and change are possible
Getting to values in public debate
Jim Wallis: Faith Succeeding Where Politics Has Failed
Sunday: Religious News with Roger Bolton
Jim Wallis in London to launch new book
In social movements, religion gets call to duty, speaker says
People of faith are crossing lines to help others, Christian author says
Faith leaders seek to bridge divisions, work for social justice
The resilient Religious Right
Brown keeps politics in the family
Political turnaround: Democrats are the ones talking about religion
Letter to the Editor: Faith, politics don't mix in our democracy
Magazines spread the word
Experts' Insight on Changes in U.S. Politics, Religion
Review: The Elusive Middle
Christianity Today online
Publisher glories in readers' soul-searching
San Francisco Chronicle
Activist brings “Great Awakening” home to Washington
St. Columba's Church of DC Newsletter
Wallis muddies the political waters
The Providence Journal
The Right Way, Reclaimed
The Texas Observer
Keep the Faith blog: The times they are a changin'
Philanthropy Notes: April 2008
States News Service
Audio Reviews: March 31st
Publishers Weekly
Progressive evangelicals succeeding US religious right
EurekaStreet.com (20,000 viewers per month)
In 2008 race, US religious vote fragmenting
Agence France-Presse
Letters to the Editor: 'Progressive evangelicals' a major force for change
The Boston Globe
Jim Wallis' New Gospel
Front Page Magazine
Jim Wallis & Jimmy Carter Discuss Race and Politics: Part 2
The Great Awakening Book tour
Jim Wallis & Jimmy Carter Discuss Faith and Politics: Part 1
The Great Awakening Book tour
Evangelicals find the center
Christian Science Monitor
Q&A: Seeing a social justice revival
The United Methodist Reporter
Tell Me More with Michel Martin
National Public Radio
Opinion: Younger Generations May Unite Faiths for Social Justice
Chronicle of Philanthropy
Rev. Jim Wallis searches for old-time justice
Christian Science Monitor
Author says we are 'The Great Awakening'
Wednesday Journal (Oak Park, IL)
Denver: Local Bestsellers
Denver Post
Writer sees a shift in evangelical concerns
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
Evangelicals shift toward mainstream concerns
The Vancouver Sun
Changes are coming our way
Florida Today
Jesus' ideals trumping the religious right, author says
The Toledo Blade
Barack Obama's evangelicals close the God gap in Presidential race
The Times (UK)
The Politics of Faith: As the election draws near, more authors wade into the fray
Publishers Weekly
In Profile: Jim Wallis - Waking Up American Christians
Publishers Weekly
Evangelist author at Morehouse Wednesday
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Live Blog Transcript: Author Jim Wallis on his new book: The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America
Rocky Mountain News
You must have faith that evangelicals' votes favor no particular political party
Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ)
Author Interview: Jim Wallis, The Great Awakening
Study of church affiliation finds restless believers
Grand Rapids Press
Evangelicals taking a bite out of politics
Longview News-Journal (TX)
Opinion: Why another label?
Wilmington News-Journal
The Next Great Awakening?: Progressive Evangelical Talks God, Politics, Enlightenment
Santa Barbara Independent (40,000)
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
CNN
Bridging the Divide: Book Explores the Changing Role of Religion in Politics
Roll Call
Steiner fans speak up on Rodricks' first show
Critical Mass (Baltimore Sun blog)
02-23-2008: Book Reviews
Quay County Sun (NM)
Christians shift focus to other political ideas
The Oregonian
New wave of social justice is changing politics, author Jim Wallis says
Sacramento Bee
Will 'evangelical center' emerge to rival waning Christian Right? (Part 1)
Associated Baptist Press
Midmorning with Kerri Miller
Minnesota Public Radio
Truth To Tell
KFAI FM (MN)
Author Interview and Feature
faithfulreader.com
The New Center and A Great Awakening
Christianity Today online
Religious Right gives way to a new prophet
The Philadelphia Inquirer
On Faith Response: The Jim Wallis Generation
washingtonpost.com
Q and A with Jim Wallis: An increasingly influential religious leader explains why evangelicals should worry less about abortion and gay marriage, and more about the poor.
Boston Globe
Religious Right May Be Fading, but Not the ‘Culture Wars’
New York Times
Spiritual progressives left out no more
Chicago Sun-Times
February’s Poli-Book Best Seller List
New York Times blog
New books on Christians and politics
Hearts and Minds bookstore Reviews
Respectful dialogue can replace sectarian warfare
Western Catholic Reporter
Evangelical watch: political and theological shifts among youth?
Austin American-Statesman blog
Religious right turn
Guardian
WWED: What will evangelicals do?
Chicago Tribune blog
Polls, authors say white evangelicals embracing political independence
Associated Baptist Press
The Next Great Awakening
In These Times
Progressive evangelical puts faith into action
The Oakland Tribune
Faith and Politics After the Religious Right
To The Point with Warren Olney
KCRW FM (CA)
"Choosing A President: What Evangelicals Really Want" press conference
C-SPAN2: Book TV
New York Times Best Seller List: Hardcover Nonfiction
New York Times
Why the faith factor is vital to US politics
The Irish Times
Airtalk (KPCC)
National Public Radio
The Tavis Smiley Show - TV
PBS
The Tavis Smiley Show
Public Radio International
Beyond God's Politics
Relevant Magazine
Politics front and center in book world
Rocky Mountain News
'Bye, 'bye Mitt, and other musings
The Cabinet (Milford)
Books probe God factor in U.S. politics
Religion News Service
The Albert Mohler Show
Salem Radio Network
Editorial: Healing; Harshness Opposed
Charleston Gazette
Putting Jesus back in politics, at last!
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Evangelicals a Liberal Can Love
New York Times
Politics Watch
The Washington Post
The Thor Tolo Show
KGNW AM
Is there a Great Awakening? Q&A with Jim Wallis
Seattle Times
The Great Awakening of Justice: A Winning Strategy for Peace and Prosperity
The American Muslim (quarterly journal)
Jim Wallis, The Great Awakening
Willamette Week
What Do Evangelicals Want in 2008?
US Government - America.gov
Local best-seller list
Denver Post
Authors plumb American politics for God's sake
USA Today (Washington, DC)
The Dennis Prager Show
Townhall Radio
Jesus wants your vote — and he needs a running mate
Religion News Service
Community Matters Weekend Edition with Lee Callahan
AM 1090 -Seattle WA
Walking the Walk
Abilene Reporter-News
A Greater Awakening: 21st Century Letter to the Churches in the USA
We Are Wide Awake blog
A New Great Awakening?
U.S. News and World Report
The Evangelical Vote - What We're Missing
The Primary Source (Charlotte Observer blog)
Liberal Christian: 'Dominance of the religious right is finished'
The Raw Story
The Stephanie Miller Show
Nationally syndicated radio
WHAT'S OUT NOW
Daily Press (Newport News, VA)
THE LIST: DVDs, CDs and books hitting stores this week
Las Vegas Review-Journal
'A' Daily Show with Jon Stewart
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
On The Bookshelves
Minneapolis Star Tribune
On Sale in February
Publishers Weekly
Faith & Values; Messages: Many cultures mark solstice with meditation
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Religion and Ethics Weekly Offerings: Short takes on beliefs and behavior
San Diego Union Tribune
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