The Jim Wallis Podcast

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Seven, “The Caesar Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Rev. Jim Wallis and the director of the National Institute of Health, Dr. Francis Collins break down the current state of our country with COVID-19 and how the faith community can help with vaccine distribution and messaging. Dr. Francis Collins shares his journey of religion and science, and how he's found his harmony between the two. "It's heartbreaking. Most people I don't think associate...

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Six, “The Fear Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Five, “The Power Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Four, “The Truth Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

im Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Three, “The Image Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In honor of the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rev. Jim Wallis and Most Rev. Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, discuss our current political and moral crisis, whose antecedents are even longer than the very history of our country itself. Wallis and Curry share King's vision of a beloved community and a multi-racial democracy, while charting the path...

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter Two, “The Neighbor Question” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus.  book.sojo.net See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jim Wallis, in conversation with William Matthews and Allison Trowbridge, explores the themes of Chapter One, “What About Jesus?” from his new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Roman Catholic sister, author, and social justice advocate, Helen Prejean speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the recent and upcoming executions of federal death row inmates by the Trump administration. Sister Prejean shares how she became one of the pioneering leaders in the movement to abolish the death penalty. She tells her 30-year journey and how she keeps faith and hope after witnessing countl...

Reclaiming Jesus Now with Jim Wallis  is a ten-episode podcast series on the themes of Jim Wallis’ new book,  Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus . Wallis is joined by two voices from a rising generation of activists,  William Matthews  and  Allison Trowbridge,  who seek to reconcile their own spiritual journeys with the spiritual and political crises we fa...

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson about his latest book, Without Oars: Casting Off Into a Life of Pilgrimage. Rev. Wes Granberg-Michaelson shares ways people of faith can embrace the journey through the unknown and the uncomfortable as a way of life. "We are so prone to planning and control, to wanting outcomes. But there are times when we have to step out without knowing an...

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with Rev. Brenda Salter McNeil about her latest book,  Becoming Brave . McNeil shares how to find the courage to pursue racial justice now and her leadership in the church during the Black Lives Matter movement. "This conversation is not a national conversation we're having, it's a global conversation," McNeil says. "And the whole world is watching and waiting to s...

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition and co-lead pastor of The Gathering Place, Rev. Gabriel Salguero about the Latinx vote. Gabriel discusses where the evangelical Hispanic vote is going in this election and the mindset behind the Latino/Latina voter. "I think that one of the things that I want to underscore is that faith is essential t...

Politics in Washington, D.C., is often antithetical to the teachings of Jesus. Rev. Jim Wallis and Rev. Rob Schenk, the president of the Dietrich Bonhoffer Institute, discuss the spiritual cost of placing access to power above the gospel. Schenk recalled, "I was present sitting at a table when it happened in Cleveland, during the Republican National Convention. I...

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with the founder and director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, John Carr. Rev. Jim Wallis and John Carr discuss human life and dignity, as well as Pope Francis's recent public statement supporting of same-sex civil unions. "When I was growing up, the test was whether you agreed with the pope, not whether the pope agreed w...

In this special SOTN episode, Rev. Jim Wallis joins Peter Eisner and Jonathan Winer, hosts of District Productive's  Unconventional Threat , to discuss  Lawyers and Collars , an initiative that seeks to ensure that  everyone --including our most vulnerable citizens--is able to safely and effectively exercise their right to vote. "Faith leaders have to put their moral authority on th...

Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, co-founder of Skinner Leadership Institute and Co-Convener of the National African American Clergy Network discusses with Rev. Jim Wallis ways to get involved and take action politically and spiritually for the upcoming election. Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner shares how to protect your vote and ultimately the image of God. "The Country is only as strong as it treats...

Paul Rieckhoff, Founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the current morale of the Armed Forces and how to support those who have served and those who are currently serving our country through policy advocacy and in our day-to-day interactions. "I think that especially the younger generation, people think leadership is about having a million followe...

Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church about God making a way for healing and love from the painful divisions of the coronavirus and white supremacy in our country. "We need our leaders to be motivated by an unselfish sacrificial way of love that truly seeks the good and well-being of the American society," Curry says, "but not just the American society,...

In this bonus episode, Rev. Jim Wallis speaks about how racism is  the  religious issue in this election. Rev. Wallis calls for unity and a need for healing as a nation as we continue to reel from the twin pandemics of the coronavirus and racial injustice. He states that racism must be a deal breaker for white Christians in this election. See...

House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about voting rights ahead of one of the most important presidential elections in modern history. Clyburn says, "This is probably the most consequential election for African Americans and for civil rights and civil liberties since maybe the election of 1868. All elections are important, but all of them are not as conseq...

Activist and civil rights organizer Bree Newsome Bass speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the importance of removing symbols of hate and the need for racial reckoning. "One of the things that is significant about the pandemic era, it has really shown how interconnected we are. Just the way that the pandemic spreads, the way that the lack of access to PPE in one community causes it to spread to other...

Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham, founder and president of the Expectations Project and author of  Educating All God's Children , speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about what Christians can do to help improve public schools for kids in crisis, particularly amid COVID-19.   Baker Fulgham says, "Because the education disparities in our country are hundreds of years in the making and they are system...

Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute and the author of  White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity , speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about how white American Christianity and white supremacy collaborate throughout our nation's history.  Jones says, "[Racism is] very, very deep in [white Christian] theology...