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Jim Wallis Jim Wallis

Affiliation: Sojourners and Call to Renewal
Titles: Editor and Founder, Sojourners and Convener, Call to Renewal

Contact Information:

Progressive Faith Media: Jennifer Mason, 212-300-2072; mason@progressivefaithmedia.com, or
Deryl Davis
202-328-8745, ext. 214 (m)
202-251-1321
ddavis@sojo.net

Bio:

Jim Wallis is a Christian evangelical author, activist, and speaker. Wallis was a founder of Sojourners - Christians for justice and peace - more than 30 years ago and continues to serve as the editor of Sojourners magazine. In 1995, Wallis was instrumental in forming Call to Renewal, a national federation of churches, denominations, and faith-based organizations from across the theological and political spectrum working to overcome poverty.

Wallis speaks at more than 200 events a year and his columns have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and other major newspapers. His most recent book is Faith Works: Lessons from the Life of an Activist Preacher (Random House, 2000) and others include The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change (1994), and Who Speaks for God? A New Politics of Compassion, Community, and Civility (1996). He also teaches a course at Harvard University on "Faith, Politics, and Society."

 

Related Links:
  • “Recovering a Hijacked Faith,” Boston Globe Op-Ed
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  • “Giving Burger King Moms a Voice,” Washington Post Op-ed,
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  • Sojourners Magazine: www.sojo.net