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The Jim Wallis Podcast
The Jim Wallis Podcast explains how our faith should inform our politics, and not the other way around. Each episode, Wallis, a prominent Christian ethicist and social justice advocate, host conversations about faith and justice with activists, authors, scholars, spiritual leaders and prominent politicians.
Episodes
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The Theology of Migration
Rev. Jim Wallis talks with theologian and immigrant advocate Karen González about the lessons of immigration in the Bible. The metrics of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Does Faithfulness Require Political Advocacy? A Conversation w/ Eugene Cho
President-elect of Bread for the World Rev. Eugene Cho talks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the need for faith leaders to speak out about politics in the time of…
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How to Embrace COVID's Uncertainty in a Culture of Invincibility
Ahead of Mother's Day, New York times bestselling author and historian of Christianity at Duke Divinity School, Kate Bowler and Rev. Jim Wallis dig into a…
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Lessons from the Pandemic: A New Definition of National Security
Marie Dennis, senior advisor and former co-president of Pax Christi International, and Rev. Jim Wallis analyze the importance of government social programs to…
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The Importance of Observing the Sabbath in Times of Crisis
Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, the founder and senior pastor of the Ray of Hope Christian Church talks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the need to observe the Sabbath…
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan: 'You Measure What You Care About'
Peggy Flanagan, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, talks with Rev. Jim Wallis about state and federal responses to the coronavirus. "We started as part of our…
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The Urgency of Now: Black Lives Matter During the Coronavirus Crisis
Rev. Dr. Frederick Haynes III and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has further revealed the structural and racial inequalities embedded in…
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Finding Solutions for Food Insecurity in a Pandemic
Billy Shore, founder and chairman of Share Our Strength and the architect of the No Kid Hungry campaign, talks with Rev. Jim Wallis about how to feed the kids…
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Ruth Padilla DeBorst on the Global Common Good vs. Governmental Self-Interest
Latin American theologian, missiologist, and educator Ruth Padilla DeBorst and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the importance of social consciousness in the creation…
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United Way's Brian Gallagher: 'The Nation and the World Will Be Changed for a Generation'
Brian Gallagher, the CEO of United Way Worldwide, speaks with Rev. Jim Wallis about the catastrophic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on his…
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A Theological Case for Voting Access: Protecting the Ballot Box in a Pandemic
Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program, discusses the role of faith in democracy with Rev. Jim Wallis. Pérez and…
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Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Fr. Richard Rohr on Celebrating Easter
In this very special Easter Sunday Sermon episode of The Soul of the Nation podcast, Fr. Richard Rohr and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the many examples of hope and…
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Emergency Medicine Expert Mel Herbert on Physical and Spiritual Healing
Emergency Medicine expert Dr. Mel Herbert talks with Rev Jim Wallis on the importance of spiritual healing in a time of medical crisis. Herbert is an…
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Renowned Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on a Moral Response to COVID-19
Dr. Larry Brilliant, an American epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox in the 1970s, and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the current administration's response…
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Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Adam Taylor and Jim Wallis in Conversation
As the nation tries to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic, most of the nation is engaged in responsible social distancing. In this episode of our…
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Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: Who Will Be Left Behind?
The massive $2 trillion stimulus bill will provide relief for many Americans during the financial crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But many vulnerable…
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Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: A Conversation between Bishop Michael Curry and Jim Wallis
As the nation tries to slow the advance of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we are all engaged in responsible social distancing. In this first episode of the Sunday…
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'We are not powerless against this virus': Fighting COVID-19 with Collective Care
In this very special episode of The Soul of the Nation, the Reverend Jim Wallis speaks with Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician, public health leader, and a…
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MLK: "The Church must not be the slave of the State."
In this very special episode of The Soul of the Nation, the Reverend Jim Wallis sits down with the Reverend Adam Taylor, Sojourners' Executive Director, to…
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A Christmas Message from the Reverend Jim Wallis
Reverend Jim Wallis shares his thoughts and his blessings this Christmas Season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…
The Jim Wallis PodcastMayor Pete Buttigieg on the Role of Religious Values in Politics
In the third episode of this new season of The Soul of the Nation, the Rev. Jim Wallis interviews Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Throughout this special season, Wallis…
The Jim Wallis PodcastJulian Castro on His Catholic Faith and His Moral Compass
In the second episode of this new season of The Soul of the Nation, the Rev. Jim Wallis interviews Secretary Julian Castro. Throughout this special season…
The Jim Wallis PodcastSenator Cory Booker on Authentic Faith
In the first episode of this new season of The Soul of the Nation, Rev. Jim Wallis interviews Senator Cory Booker. Throughout this special season, Wallis will…
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Jesus has Survived All of Us Christians
It's always amazing to me how — somehow, apparently, mysteriously, and even miraculously — Jesus has survived all of us Christians. And yet, it’s undeniable…
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Anti-Christ Politics in the Trump Era
This podcast explores the themes in Jim Wallis’ new book Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus. Pre-order at Book.Sojo.Net In recent weeks the hashtag…
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Our Nation's Worst Demons are Ascending
In his first Inaugural Address, President Abraham Lincoln appealed to “the better angels of our nature.” That is what our political and religious leaders…
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WHO WILL CALL OUT THE PRESIDENT'S RACISM?
Racism is a sin that has been biblically established. It was and is America’s original sin. Racism is notoriously both implicit and explicit, but covert and…
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Gun Violence: When Normal Becomes Unacceptable
After yet another mass shooting, this time in Virginia Beach where 12 people were killed, many of us had the same painful reactions of grief for the families…
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How and Why Donald Trump Must Leave the Presidency
Donald Trump is, and always has been, a consummate liar, an amoral human being, a completely selfish man with no concern for any others, an ultimate wealth and…
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Seeking Common Ground and Abundant Life
“Life” issues have once again become extremely politically divisive. Claiming to be either “for the women” or “for the babies,” turns empathy for only one life…
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A Look at the Mueller Report Through a Moral Lens
In light of Attorney General Barr's egregious testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday May 1, 2019, we must use a moral lens to see clearly…
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Moving from Pain to Hope
Holy Week for Christians represents a dramatic movement from pain to hope. We deeply feel and lament the pain Jesus Christ endured for us, but we also feel our…
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A Presidential Candidate, a Gay Man, an Afghanistan War Veteran, a Rhodes Scholar, a Millennial, and an Anglican Walk into a Bar. His Name is Pete Buttigieg.
There are new voices on religion and politics — and they’re coming from the Democratic, and not the Republican side. For example, the first millennial…
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Donald Trump: Evangelist of White Nationalism and White Supremacy
The combined forces of white nationalism, white supremacy, and white power pose the greatest terrorist threat now to America’s safety, and the greatest…
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Donald Trump is the National Emergency
The declaration of a state of emergency by the President is an alarming abuse of executive power, an executive overreach that disrespects and circumvents the…
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The Real State of the Union
2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first African slaves sold into human bondage in Jamestown, Va., in August 1619. Although President trump acknowledged…
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Where to Begin
Thanks be to God! For all the government workers and their families who will, hopefully, soon get their deeply deserved paychecks, we give thanks. For those of…
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Spiritual Wickedness in High Places
The Apostle Paul tells us that we are engaged in spiritual warfare against principalities and powers and rulers of darkness in high places. Spiritual warfare…
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Trump's Monument to Racism
Donald Trump’s wall is obviously a terrible idea: It’s both impractical and ineffective — and more importantly, it’s immoral. Building Trump’s wall would be…
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Be Not Afraid: Trump's UnGodly Wall Contradicts Jesus' Teaching
In this season of Advent and Christmas, Donald Trump poses a clear and unambiguous choice for Christians and all people of conscience. Jesus says, “welcome the…
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Stark Relief
I believe the remembrance of the life of George H. W. Bush last week and going forward give this man one final mission: to demonstrate the values that reveal…
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2018 MidTerm Elections: The Good, The Bad, and The Dangerous
As we digest the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections, there are reasons for people of faith committed to social justice and the common good to be grateful…
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I've Got Some Good News and Some Bad News
Diverse evangelicals, led by people of color and women, want to bring the “good news” back to the gospel of Jesus Christ; in direct contrast to the “bad news”…
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Rigged: How a White Male Minority Conspires to Hold onto Power
Of course the system is rigged — systems are always rigged to protect the wealth, power, and self-interest of those who created them, those who benefit from…
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I Believe
As people of faith, we know the importance of professing our beliefs. We are in the midst of a national trauma, with a vast number of women in America — across…
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Three Funerals
I observed the funerals of three people recently: John McCain, Aretha Franklin, and Andre Presser. You may know the first two, but I felt such gratitude for a…
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Endnagered Species Spotted on Capitol Hill: Senators Reaching Across the Aisle to Unite Families
In a time when bipartisanship seems like a forgotten dream, it is important for us to find and celebrate cases of lawmakers coming together, regardless of…
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The Truth Will Set You Free...Unless Donald Trump Defiles the Meaning of Truth
Make no mistake: Trump has always desired to be a strong man and now he desires to be seen as a strong man as president of the United States. His admiration…
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First They Came for the Migrants...
The Trump Administration's border policies targeting migrants and Muslims is a test for religious leaders to stand and take action for the beliefs they…
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"Religion is this...to look after orphans and widows in their distress." The Anti-Biblical Actions of the Government Against the Most Vulnerable
James 1:27 clearly states " Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress..." Yet…
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Good News or Bad News? The Meaning of Evangelical in 21st Century America
On June 14th, 350 Christian leaders, who work on the front lines of the battle for The Soul of the Nation, gathered in Washington DC to convene and create an…
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Let Your Light Shine
Now that several million people have watched the video of Reclaiming Jesus, it is time for us to to take our response to a higher level. Signing the…
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Answer the Call: Bring your Faith to the Streets
Thousands of faithful people filled two churches to over-capacity the Thursday after Pentecost Sunday, emulating the early followers of Jesus, who took their…
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Refuse to be Complicit in the Hijacking of Jesus
In its first two days of release, over 800,000 people watched the Reclaiming Jesus video, seeing and hearing a broadly diverse group of church elders stand up…
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American Evangelism is Destroying the Good News of Jesus.
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, right-wing political operatives — like Richard Viguerie, Paul Weyrich, Kevin Phillips, and Terry Dolan—engineered a…
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Jesus has Been Stolen
As we approach Pentecost Sunday, it is fitting to recall the fear and trepidation early Christians felt after the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. Acts…
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Finding Hope in Despair
The political, religious, and moral crisis in America is going to get worse before it gets better. If we are going to survive this crisis; or better yet…
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Faith Without Works is Dead.
On the 50th Anniversary of the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Rev. Jim Aallis gathered with other faith leaders on the National Mall in Washington…
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Reclaiming Jesus: Speaking Up for the Integrity of Our Faith
Evangelicals who support Donald Trump and his presidency are destroying the good news of Jesus Christ. In this Easter Season, Jim Wallis and a diverse group of…