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enelvee's review against another edition
4.0
In my continuation of analysis about why the hypocritical religious right has it all so wrong, and why people vote for their inane policies.
This is a good primer for why true Christians aren't the ones ranting about gay marriage. A true Christian works for justice and peace.
This is a good primer for why true Christians aren't the ones ranting about gay marriage. A true Christian works for justice and peace.
wolfdreamer's review against another edition
4.0
Not perfect, but still an uplifting book that seeks to demonstrate how most Americans are fed up with politics and are setting out to change things by challenging the status quo, holding leaders accountable, and becoming active in "changing" the political world.
My favorite things about Jim Wallis is that he often tackles the issues that many want to avoid. He's not quite as controversial as [a:Tony Campolo|21330|Tony Campolo|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-4df4c878d4149c45fac159e88cb784ad.jpg] and is a little more aggressive that [a:Shane Claiborne|36103|Shane Claiborne|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201095845p2/36103.jpg], but he still challenges his readers to view political issues through a spiritual lens.
I consider this a sort of sequel to [b:God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It|19127|God's Politics Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It|Jim Wallis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1348200009s/19127.jpg|1787132]. That book set up how Christians should approach politics. The Great Awakening seems to say, "Here are some examples of people doing just that."
For the record, I would love to have Mr. Wallis as a professor. I think the best schedule would be classes taught by Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, John MacArthur, John Perkins, Josh McDowell, and Philip Yancey. Could you imagine all of those guys in a panel discussion?
My favorite things about Jim Wallis is that he often tackles the issues that many want to avoid. He's not quite as controversial as [a:Tony Campolo|21330|Tony Campolo|http://www.goodreads.com/assets/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66-4df4c878d4149c45fac159e88cb784ad.jpg] and is a little more aggressive that [a:Shane Claiborne|36103|Shane Claiborne|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1201095845p2/36103.jpg], but he still challenges his readers to view political issues through a spiritual lens.
I consider this a sort of sequel to [b:God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It|19127|God's Politics Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It|Jim Wallis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1348200009s/19127.jpg|1787132]. That book set up how Christians should approach politics. The Great Awakening seems to say, "Here are some examples of people doing just that."
For the record, I would love to have Mr. Wallis as a professor. I think the best schedule would be classes taught by Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, John MacArthur, John Perkins, Josh McDowell, and Philip Yancey. Could you imagine all of those guys in a panel discussion?
dougsasser's review against another edition
3.0
Anyone who has read one of Jim Wallis' books or subscribed to Sojourners, knows he tends to write about the same themes. He notes that evangelical movements of the 19th century were also social reformations that produced abolitionism and women's suffrage. He explores how the Bible and specifically the teachings of Jesus direct us to make society more just. This he does with great skill and knowledge of various Christian traditions. I agree with his perspective on most of the social issues he discusses.
This came out during the Presidency of George W Bush. Throughout the book he proclaims that the days of the religious right's influence has passed. His epitaph of the religious right is very premature. They elected Donald Trump and adopted the title Christian Nationalist as a badge of honor. A conservative Supreme Court the religious right gave us has given corporations more rights than individuals, rolled back voting rights and overturned Roe vs. Wade. I'd like to see what a contemporary epilog to this book by the author would look like.
This came out during the Presidency of George W Bush. Throughout the book he proclaims that the days of the religious right's influence has passed. His epitaph of the religious right is very premature. They elected Donald Trump and adopted the title Christian Nationalist as a badge of honor. A conservative Supreme Court the religious right gave us has given corporations more rights than individuals, rolled back voting rights and overturned Roe vs. Wade. I'd like to see what a contemporary epilog to this book by the author would look like.
leebill's review against another edition
3.0
Meeting a need of mine to think about my spirituality and how to approach the current political race.
cgerrish's review against another edition
3.0
Got about 150 pages into this and ran out of steam. I'm a regular reader of Sojourners and sojo.net, heard Jim Wallis speak pre-release ... so maybe I just didn't have the opportunity to be surprised or challenged. Or better yet, perhaps the movement Wallis hopes for is already becoming reality in Obama's campaign. Hope to come back to this someday.
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