Jim Wallis
Jim Wallis: What that Bible Trump is selling says about truth
By Jim Wallis — April 2, 2024
(RNS) — Take a look inside that ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible and you’ll find that in the truth lies real freedom.
Can evangelicalism survive its white, straight, conservative victory?
By Jonathan Merritt — May 2, 2023
(RNS) — A new history of evangelicalism recounts the damage of the movement’s repeated purges.
60 years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders
By Adelle M. Banks — April 28, 2023
(RNS) — King’s response to white clergy critics endures as a ‘road map’ for those working on justice and equal rights.
At Boston-area church, a theology lab tackles complex topics with humility, curiosity
By Bob Smietana — January 19, 2023
(RNS) — In recent years, Highrock Church has held a series of conversations about topics such as Black theology and American evangelicalism — hoping to model conversations where people with differing points of view can listen to one another.
Christian leaders press lawmakers to extend child tax credit for poor families
By Jack Jenkins — May 25, 2022
(RNS) — The campaign supports a measure that had ‘remarkable success’ in lifting families out of poverty at the height of the pandemic.
White House’s Melissa Rogers affirms religious diversity as interfaith group expands
By Adelle M. Banks — May 10, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘There’s so much that unites us if we are only willing to look for that unity and work side by side,’ Rogers said at the event launching Interfaith America.
US Christian leaders ask Kirill to speak out, ‘reconsider’ comments on Ukraine
By Jack Jenkins — March 11, 2022
(RNS) — 'We ask you to prayerfully reconsider the support you have given to this war because of the horrendous human suffering it has unleashed,' the letter read.
Faith leaders backing Okla. death row inmate hail parole board’s commutation request
By Adelle M. Banks — September 14, 2021
(RNS) — Clergy from across the country had advocated for Julius Jones, holding rallies and writing letters in hopes of getting him clemency or release from prison.
The US needs an ambassador to the Holy See
By Thomas Reese — March 24, 2021
(RNS) — Joe Biden will soon be the first Catholic president to nominate an ambassador to the Holy See, something that in earlier days would have been anathema to American Protestants who feared the papacy’s political and religious power.
Time for some good news for the poor
By Jim Wallis — March 9, 2021
(RNS) — The American Recovery Plan is 'good news for the poor' in the midst of a global pandemic — which should cheer Christians in both parties.
Faith leaders urge clemency for Okla. death row inmate, cite mounting evidence
By Adelle M. Banks — March 3, 2021
(RNS) — ‘I have spent the past twenty years on death row for a crime I did not commit,’ Julius Jones wrote in his commutation application.
More than 500 evangelicals, other faith leaders condemn religion at insurrection as ‘heretical’
By Jack Jenkins — February 24, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We unite our voices to declare that there is a version of American nationalism that is trying to camouflage itself as Christianity — and it is a heretical version of our faith,’ the letter reads.
Faith, medical leaders collaborate to get COVID-19 vaccine in arms of more people
By Yonat Shimron and Adelle M. Banks — February 18, 2021
(RNS) — ‘A really wonderful facet of this work is the multifaith cooperation that we’re seeing already,’ said White House official Melissa Rogers.
Adam Taylor succeeds Jim Wallis as Sojourners president
By Bob Smietana — November 19, 2020
(RNS) — Founder Jim Wallis will step away as the organization's president and take a new role at Georgetown University.
Biden campaign labels racism as religious issue at post-debate event
By Adelle M. Banks — October 1, 2020
(RNS) — Christians, Jews and Muslims ‘better have an answer for why it’s not their essential issue in this election,’ said facilitator Jim Wallis.
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