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As primary season approaches, "values voters" are once again in the news. In this video, Jim Wallis of Sojourners debates Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention on what exactly it means to promote the values of Christ in the public square.

Playtime: 5 min 16 secPlays: 1016 plays

In both the Old Testament and the New, God's people are told to welcome the alien and the stranger. Current U.S. immigration law makes this calling difficult to live out, as Jim Wallis explains.

Playtime: 7 min 37 secPlays: 893 plays

Jim Wallis: "Moral State of the Union" Video


Before President Bush gave his final State of the Union address on Jan. 29, Jim Wallis gave an address of his own - on the moral state of the Union.

Playtime: 10 min 21 secPlays: 834 plays

What will it take to solve the biggest issues of our time: extreme and needless poverty, global warming and environmental degradation, terrorism and the endless cycle of violence, racism, human trafficking, health care and education, and other pressing problems? While Washington offers only the politics of blame and fear, Jim Wallis, the man who changed the conversation about faith and politics, has traveled the country and found a nation hungry for a politics of solutions and hope. He shows us that a revival is happening, as people of faith and moral conviction seek common ground for change.

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NYT Mag: Values Voter Bumper Sticker Montage

You know things are changing in the evangelical world when the New York Times takes notice.

This Sunday, the New York Times Magazine published a feature article titled "The Evangelical Crackup." It's a quite lengthy and well-researched piece detailing how many evangelicals are waking up to the reality that God's social concerns are broader than the platform of the Republican Party.

If you don't have the time to read all 10 pages of the article, Jim Wallis has the highlights.

Kuruvilla Chandy

"Somehow I get the impression that the agenda of White Evangelical Christianity is being thrust on Evangelicals around the world." This testimony from a pastor in India is discouraging, but worthy of our attention.

God's Politics, a blog written by Jim Wallis and friends, has the full letter.


Jim Wallis (voteoutpoverty.org) joins Adam Taylor in launching the Vote Out Poverty Campaign as he leads a march of hundreds of progressive Christian activists to the nation's capitol building.

Playtime: 2 min 45 secPlays: 974 plays

Jim Wallis: Who Speaks for God?

Something is wrong in America. Our streets are not safe. Families are in crisis. Corporations value profit above all else. And in this time of partisan politics and divisive self-interest, where is the voice of integrity and authority? The Religious Right? The secular Left?
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Secular liberals and religious conservatives will find things to both comfort and alarm them in Jim Wallis's God's Politics. That combination is actually reason enough to recommend the book in a time when the national political and theological discourse is dominated by blanket descriptions and shortsightedness. But Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine, offers more than just a book that's hard to categorize.
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Jim Wallis: The Call to Conversion

The author of the New York Times bestseller, God’s Politics, says the only hope for our nation’s soul is a conversion to the values Jesus preached and a government policy which reflects those values.
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In anticipation of the midterm elections, a workbook to help readers of the New York Times bestselling God’s Politics put their faith into action.
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Wallis draws on his experience in urban ghettos to show why traditional liberal and conservative options that emphasize either social justice or personal values fall short. He looks outside the traditional corridors of power to find solutions. Foreword by Garry Wills; Preface by Cornel West.
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From the bestselling author of God's Politics, a seminal call to reintegrate politics and spirituality.

Jim Wallis's classic The Soul of Politics, originally published by The New Press in 1994, has sold 60,000 copies to date and has been widely praised for its prescience and passion.
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Today more than ever, many people are hungry for spirituality and community. But the most powerful and meaningful spirituality shows itself through action. Jim Wallis is the charismatic preacher, activist, and leader of Call to Renewal, a dynamic new movement that is uniting politics and spirituality to ignite social change and overcome poverty. In his timely, exciting new book, he shows us how we can enrich our own lives by serving our communities. Wallis believes that the making of the modern Christian, Muslim, or Jew is through action.
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Rev. Jim Wallis: Friday Evening Plenary: CCDA 2005 Audio

CCDA 2005 hosts guest speaker Jim Wallis for its Friday evening plenary.
55:05 minutes (37.82 MB)