Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, is a bestselling author, public theologian, speaker, and international commentator on ethics and public life. He recently served on the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and currently serves as the chair of the Global Agenda Council on Faith for the World Economic Forum. Jim frequently speaks in the United States and abroad. His columns appear in major newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Boston Globe . He frequently appears on radio and television, as a commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News -- on shows such as Meet the Press, Hardball, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The O'Reilly Factor, and on National Public Radio.
Everyone claims God is on their side. But who is on God's side? New
York Times best-selling author Jim Wallis thinks our life together
can be better. In this timely and provocative book, he shows us how
to reclaim Jesus's ancient and compelling vision of the common
good--a vision that impacts and inspires not only our politics but
also our personal lives, families, churches, neighborhoods, and
world. "There are few people on the scene who can put together
mature Christianity with mature politics without compromising
either. Jim Wallis does it best--and does it again here."
--Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation,
Albuquerque, New Mexico "No one cuts through the confusion of our
times with clarity and compassion like Jim Wallis. He is at his
best in this book--bridging a cosmic vision of what humankind could
be with a concrete plan for how we get there."
--Eboo Patel, founder and president, Interfaith Youth Core; author
of Sacred Ground "This sweeping tour de force by America's most
prominent religious social justice activist is at once deeply
personal and powerfully universal. A must-read book for policy
makers, religious leaders, and anyone looking for a moral basis to
address America's urgent problems."
--Rabbi David Saperstein, director, Religious Action Center of
Reform Judaism "Jim Wallis is asking a question whose time has
come. Are we pursuing a national agenda that seeks the common good
or are we seeking to baptize our political agendas with faith?
Leaders both religious and political must take Wallis's challenge
seriously when pondering the future of our life together."
--Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president, National Latino Evangelical
Coalition
Finding Common Ground for the Common Good "Personal/political,
religion/politics, faith/power, ideology/pragmatism . . . Jim
Wallis is a wrestler of values, ideas, and policies and how they
interact to shape the world we live in. His deep, melodious voice
is easy to listen to, but what he says takes a harder commitment to
live by."
--Bono, lead singer of U2; cofounder of ONE.org "Jim Wallis and I
have a variety of differences on domestic and international policy,
but there is no message more timely or urgent than his call to
actively consider the common good."
--Michael Gerson, op-ed columnist, The Washington Post
"I love the work and books and existence of Jim Wallis. His is a
profound and always-entertaining voice of reason, reconciliation,
and passion for social justice and peace. Each of his books makes
me wish I could get it into the hands of more politicians,
right-wing Christians, left-wing Christians, secular humanists,
economists, and regular people--everyone--so we could see how much
we have in common and how much is at stake."
--Anne Lamott, author of Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential
Prayers
"This is the finest of all Jim Wallis's writings. Jim's
comprehension of how Scripture and political issues relate to each
other is surpassed only by the number of bridges he builds so that
we can all solve problems together. Reading this book will help you
be more like Jesus, especially in the public square."
--Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor, Northland--A Church Distributed "I
have read all of Jim Wallis's books, books that call evangelicals
to full conversion and an ecclesial faith that works. On God's Side
is Jim's best book; it is personal, pastoral, and prophetic--a
summons to a deeper conversion, to bridge-building commitments to
the common good, and to a family life that grounds active faith in
a common, caring community."
--Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary "Jim Wallis is this country's
major prophetic evangelical Christian voice. He has a sense of
urgency and hope seldom seen in our cynical time. I hope and pray
his voice resounds across this land--and that we pay heed to
it."
--Cornel West, Union Theological Seminary
Everyone claims God is on their side. But who is on God's side?
New York Times best-selling author Jim Wallis thinks our life
together can be better. In this timely and provocative book, he
shows us how to reclaim Jesus's ancient and compelling vision of
the common good--a vision that impacts and inspires not only our
politics but also our personal lives, families, churches,
neighborhoods, and world. "There are few people on the scene who
can put together mature Christianity with mature politics without
compromising either. Jim Wallis does it best--and does it again
here."
--Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation,
Albuquerque, New Mexico "No one cuts through the confusion of our
times with clarity and compassion like Jim Wallis. He is at his
best in this book--bridging a cosmic vision of what humankind could
be with a concrete plan for how we get there."
--Eboo Patel, founder and president, Interfaith Youth Core;
author of Sacred Ground "This sweeping tour de force by
America's most prominent religious social justice activist is at
once deeply personal and powerfully universal. A must-read book for
policy makers, religious leaders, and anyone looking for a moral
basis to address America's urgent problems."
--Rabbi David Saperstein, director, Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism "Jim Wallis is asking a question whose time has
come. Are we pursuing a national agenda that seeks the common good
or are we seeking to baptize our political agendas with faith?
Leaders both religious and political must take Wallis's challenge
seriously when pondering the future of our life together."
--Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president, National Latino
Evangelical Coalition
Finding Common Ground for the Common Good "Personal/political,
religion/politics, faith/power, ideology/pragmatism . . . Jim
Wallis is a wrestler of values, ideas, and policies and how they
interact to shape the world we live in. His deep, melodious voice
is easy to listen to, but what he says takes a harder commitment to
live by."
--Bono, lead singer of U2; cofounder of ONE.org "Jim Wallis
and I have a variety of differences on domestic and international
policy, but there is no message more timely or urgent than his call
to actively consider the common good."
--Michael Gerson, op-ed columnist, The Washington
Post
"I love the work and books and existence of Jim Wallis. His is a
profound and always-entertaining voice of reason, reconciliation,
and passion for social justice and peace. Each of his books makes
me wish I could get it into the hands of more politicians,
right-wing Christians, left-wing Christians, secular humanists,
economists, and regular people--everyone--so we could see how much
we have in common and how much is at stake."
--Anne Lamott, author of Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three
Essential Prayers
"This is the finest of all Jim Wallis's writings. Jim's
comprehension of how Scripture and political issues relate to each
other is surpassed only by the number of bridges he builds so that
we can all solve problems together. Reading this book will help you
be more like Jesus, especially in the public square."
--Joel C. Hunter, senior pastor, Northland--A Church
Distributed "I have read all of Jim Wallis's books, books that call
evangelicals to full conversion and an ecclesial faith that works.
On God's Side is Jim's best book; it is personal, pastoral,
and prophetic--a summons to a deeper conversion, to bridge-building
commitments to the common good, and to a family life that grounds
active faith in a common, caring community."
--Scot McKnight, Northern Seminary "Jim Wallis is this
country's major prophetic evangelical Christian voice. He has a
sense of urgency and hope seldom seen in our cynical time. I hope
and pray his voice resounds across this land--and that we pay heed
to it."
--Cornel West, Union Theological Seminary
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