

God's Politics
Author: Jim Wallis
Narrator: Jim Wallis, Sam Freed
Abridged: 7 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/24/2005
Author: Jim Wallis
Narrator: Jim Wallis, Sam Freed
Abridged: 7 hr 32 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 05/24/2005
Jim Wallis is the author of the New York Times bestseller God's Politics, which electrified Americans disenchanted with how the Right had co-opted all talk about integrating religious values into our politics by offering an alternative voice. Wallis is a leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America today, the author of eight books, and the founder of Sojourners, a global faith and justice network. He is a public theologian, an internationally renowned speaker and preacher, a faith-based activist, husband, and father to two young boys, and a Little League baseball coach.
Conservatives (and by that I generally mean Republicans) like to think that they have a monopoly on Christian moral values. Conversely, liberals (i.e. Democrats) believe that they are the more rational and level-headed, owing to their more secularist views. Neither, of course, are correct or viable......more
Not a Christian myself, I was nevertheless attracted by the title. Having long been fed up by my perception over the years of the increased failure by politicians to make moral decisions when legislating, my "to be read" shelves are becoming populated with political commentary. This is one of the fi......more
This is a book that is needed in the modern world. It's one I've been hoping to see, and it actually came out in 2005. I've been saying for many years that religious people need to do more to counter the extremism that seems to be creeping into Christianity these days, especially that which has a po......more
My rating reflects a deep disappointment with this book. I did not realize that it was written primarily to Christians and is a Bible-based argumentation for social justice. However, it is not Wallis' fault that I was not his intended audience. It IS his fault for maintaining an academically weak ar......more
I remember standing in my mother-in-law’s kitchen a while ago saying “I sincerely don’t know where I stand politically, but I do know that I have the responsibility to choose the love of Jesus and the gospel over the constitution every single time.” This book is a breath of fresh air to me. It puts m......more