Books by Jim Wallis and Complete Book Reviews

The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post–Religious Right America
The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post–Religious Right America
Jim Wallis, Author HarperOne $25.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-06-055829-1
First, the good news: according to Wallis, founder of Sojourners and author of the bestseller God’s Politics , the era of the religious right is over, and a new crop of under-30 progressives may well be taking American religion—and...
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Who Speaks for God?
Who Speaks for God?
Jim Wallis, Author Delacorte Press $17.95 (220p) ISBN 978-0-385-31690-3
Wallis (The Soul of Politics, 1994), editor of Sojourners magazine, calls upon Americans to forge a ""new spiritual politics beyond the old categories of Left and Right, liberal and conservative."" Although he opens each chapter with quotes from...
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Faith Works: Lessons from the Life of an Activist Preacher
Faith Works: Lessons from the Life of an Activist Preacher
Jim Wallis, Author Random House (NY) $23.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-375-50176-0
Wallis has correctly surmised that people long for an alternative to the blame-placing, cynicism-producing and often hate-filled debate between the Left and the Right about social issues. In this engaging and timely collection of sermonlike essays,...
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Gods Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong, and the Left Doesnt Get It
God's Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong, and the Left Doesn't Get It
Jim Wallis, Author HarperOne $24.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-076240-7
Harper San Francisco, which originally planned to publish Jim Wallis's book God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong, and the Left Doesn't Get It, in April, has decided to crash publish it for inauguration week due to the expected media response.
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On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About Serving the Common Good
On God’s Side: What Religion Forgets and Politics Hasn’t Learned About Serving the Common Good
Jim Wallis. Brazos, $21.99 (320p) ISBN 978-1-58743-337-5
Christian activist and writer Wallis (God’s Politics), president and CEO of Sojourners, a faith-based activist community headquartered in Washington D.C., which runs a magazine of the same name, draws on inspiration from Abraham Lincoln to reflect...
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The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening
Jim Wallis, Author, Jim Wallis, Read by, Jimmy Carter, Foreword by , read by the author. HarperAudio $44.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-136709-0
Recognizing that America's faithful have subverted their evangelical Christian ideology into a conservative political ideology, Wallis reminds readers that to follow the spirit of Christianity truly does mean to go beyond the simple two-party...
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The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change
The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change
Jim Wallis, Author, Jim Walls, Author, Garry Wills, Foreword by New Press $24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-1-56584-204-5
This eloquent manifesto for political and social transformation challenges liberals and conservatives alike. Wallis, a Washington, D.C.-based grassroots activist who is founding editor of Sojorners and an evangelical Christian preacher, writes in...
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The Soul of Politics: A Practical and Prophetic Vision for Change
The Soul of Politics: Beyond ""Religious Right"" and ""Secular Left""
Jim Wallis, Author, Garry Wills, Foreword by Mariner Books $14 (352p) ISBN 978-0-15-600328-5
The founding editor of Sojourners magazine, Wallis criticizes both liberals and conservatives and argues in favor of a progressive platform backed by an emphasis on spirituality. (Oct.)
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Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus
Christ in Crisis: Why We Need to Reclaim Jesus
Jim Wallis. HarperOne, $25.99 (320p) ISBN 978-0-0629-1476-7
Wallis (God’s Politics), founder of the faith-in-action organization Sojourners, explores what it means to follow Jesus in a world in crisis in this stimulating analysis. Wallis asserts that American Christianity is in decline as the result of a...
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The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism
The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
Jim Wallis. St. Martin’s Essentials, $30 (204p) ISBN 978-1-25029-189-9
In this ardent manifesto, Wallis (Christ in Crisis?), director of the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University, urges readers to “dismantle a false gospel that propagates white supremacy and political autocracy” and reclaim core biblical
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