The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis
The Great Awakening, Jim Wallis
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The Great Awakening
Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America

Author: Jim Wallis

Narrator: Jim Wallis

Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperOne

Published: 01/22/2008

Synopsis

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. Wallis also reminds us that religious faith was a driving force behind our greatest national reforms, such as the abolition of slavery and the civil rights movement. These ""great awakenings"" happened periodically at crucial times in our nation's history to propel us toward the common good. The time is ripe for another movement that will transform this country. With The Great Awakening, Wallis helps us rediscover our moral center and provides both the needed inspiration and a concrete plan to hold politics accountable and find solutions to our greatest challenges.

About Jim Wallis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Leslie on July 31, 2008

It would be a stretch for me to call myself a Christian, so I worried about whether I would connect with this book. I was very happily surprised. Jim Wallis is a dynamic writer, passionate advocate for social justice, and devout evangelical Christian. He manages to make this book accessible to anyone......more

Goodreads review by Alison on July 24, 2008

Read this for a class at church. Was not expecting to like it because I am very liberal and generally disagree with evangelical Christians politically. I respect Wallis' work and appreciate his efforts to move "Christian" political focus toward poverty and racial reconciliation and away from anti-ga......more

Goodreads review by Mike on November 23, 2011

Not as good as God's Politics, but still definitively worth reading. This book is a bit more prescriptive, and I think that there is some wishful thinking at times. Still, I'm a huge fan of Wallis' work at defending the poor, and this book is still a clear articulation of that viewpoint.......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on January 15, 2018

This book did something that I didn't think would be possible, it gave me some hope that Christians can rise above partisan politics and actually take a prophetic stance in the public square. I really resonate with Wallis' viewpoints on a number of the issues and find them compelling as they reflect......more

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