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Mennonite World Review 02/21/2005
One of the mountains Wallis would like to move - in addition to the peaks of war and poverty - is the conservative Republican hold on some Americans...
Pasadena Star News 02/21/2005
Wallis is often characterized as a member of the "Religious Left,' because he emphasizes helping the poor and he openly rebukes President...
Aljazeera 02/20/2005
Unfortunately for both America and the Muslim nations, the voice of American peacemakers is not heard enough in their own country, let alone in the...
The Decatur Daily Democrat 02/18/2005
Clinton and Wallis are right. Democrats have to move beyond the narrow-minded, with-us-or-against-us approach on abortion. It's one way of...
Newsweek 02/18/2005
The Left is uncomfortable talking about spiritual matters, which puzzles Wallis. He points out with wonderment that the Democrats, a party that...
Forward 02/18/2005
While Wallis, who edits the magazine Sojourners and convenes the left of center religious coalition Call to Renewal, is being hailed as the left...
NPR 02/17/2005
Jim Wallis speaks on the role of religion in American public life as part of a conversation about new ideas from the left and their potential to...
Utne 02/17/2005
"A budget that scapegoats the poor and fattens the rich, that asks for sacrifice mostly from those who can least afford it, is a moral outrage,...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution 02/16/2005
Few of the nation's best-known evangelical Christians emphasize social justice for the poor. That makes self-proclaimed "progressive...
The Chicago Tribune 02/16/2005
He is astounded, Wallis told me by telephone on his book tour, to find hundreds of young people in his travels who "didn't know you could...
The Dallas Morning News 02/15/2005
If left and right re-examine their assumptions that way, maybe we can have a positive, productive discussion about religion and politics. We won...
The Washington Post 02/15/2005
It's Wallis's critique of the secular left as well as the religious right that makes this such an important book. After toiling as an anti-...
Christianity Today 02/14/2005
The congressional Democrats also asked evangelical Jim Wallis, a veteran of many left-leaning causes, to teach Democratic press secretaries on how to...
The Chicago Tribune 02/14/2005
"I think it's really important to break up the old stereotypes," said Rev. Jim Wallis, an evangelical whose new book, "God's...
Salon.com 02/05/2005
Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners, tells Democrats how they can attract moderate religious voters: Be authentic and don't be afraid to use the G-...
The Church Report (Scottsdale, AZ) 02/02/2005
Jim Wallis is an author, speaker, activist and founder of Sojourners, Christians for justice and peace. He serves as the editor of Sojourners...
Knight Ridder Newspapers 02/02/2005
The leading spokesman for the movement is Jim Wallis. The evangelical preacher, activist and author is the founder of Sojourners, a nationwide...
Waco Tribune-Herald 02/02/2005
Jim Wallis, editor of the religiously progressive Sojourner magazine and author of books on the Christian social justice movement, preached the need...
Time (NY) 01/31/2005
Wallis has suggested that when the Bush Administration releases its budget Feb. 7, for example, Democrats argue that it is a "moral document...
The New York Times 01/30/2005
"There's serious new common ground to explore on poverty, across theological and political lines," Mr. Wallis said. "Poverty is...