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Jim Wallis

Author; Editor-in-Chief, Sojourners

The importance of balancing reflection and activism. Read More

Democracy is ideal for religion. Read More

A moral discourse on politics is key. Read More

A political and moral failure Read More

The answer to bad religion is not secularism, but better religion. Read More

The benefits of the mega-church. Read More

Wallis wishes we were more literal about what Jesus said. Read More

The religious right was not founded by religious leaders, Wallis says. Read More

Wallis believes that he is a 19th century evangelical. Read More

The god of the civil rights movement. Read More

Wallis, on the first time he heard about Dr. Martin Luther King. Read More

About Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis

Jim Wallis is an evangelical Christian reverend known as a writer and activist. He founded Sojourners Magazine in 1971 and currently serves as its Editor-in-Chief. His most recent book is The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America (2008). He teaches a course on religion and politics at Harvard University. In 2000, he received the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience award. Born in 1948, Wallis attended Michigan State University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

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