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A Christian commentary on the way of Jesus in the world today with Red Letter Christian leaders Dr. Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne. Red Letter Christians gets its name from the Bibles that highlight the words of Jesus in red and we are aspiring to live “as if Jesus meant the stuff he said.” Some episodes of this podcast have been adapted from the radio show “Across the Pond” which airs on Sunday afternoons in the UK on Premier Radio. Others are from events such as Faith Forums, Book Clubs, and Monthly Morning Prayer.

Red Letter Christians Podcast Red Letter Christians

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.3 • 72 Ratings

A Christian commentary on the way of Jesus in the world today with Red Letter Christian leaders Dr. Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne. Red Letter Christians gets its name from the Bibles that highlight the words of Jesus in red and we are aspiring to live “as if Jesus meant the stuff he said.” Some episodes of this podcast have been adapted from the radio show “Across the Pond” which airs on Sunday afternoons in the UK on Premier Radio. Others are from events such as Faith Forums, Book Clubs, and Monthly Morning Prayer.

    Katherine Stewart, author of "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism"

    Katherine Stewart, author of "The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism"

    "Katherine Stewart has been covering religious nationalism and the assault on American democracy for over 15 years. Her latest book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, was awarded first place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books by the Religion News Association as well as a Morris D. Forkosch award. Her previous book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children covered the religious right’s efforts to infiltrate and undermine public education.
    Stewart writes for The New York Times opinion, New Republic and many others, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and NPR. In 2020 The Power Worshippers was acquired by producers Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner, who subsequently based their documentary feature film, God & Country, on the book. Stewart’s forthcoming book will be published by Bloomsbury in January 2025. You may follow her on X @kathsstewart. " [https://katherinestewart.me]
    Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/
    To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org 
    Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians
    Instagram: @RedLetterXians
    Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne
    Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
    Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

    • 34 min
    The Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell | Diana Oestreich Discusses Conscientious Christians in the Military

    The Self-Immolation of Aaron Bushnell | Diana Oestreich Discusses Conscientious Christians in the Military

    Help sustain the work of RLC: www.redletterchristians.org/donate/
    To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org 
    Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians
    Instagram: @RedLetterXians
    Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne
    Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
    Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

    • 24 min
    Lisa Sharon Harper from Freedom Road Discusses The Hundred Years' War on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi

    Lisa Sharon Harper from Freedom Road Discusses The Hundred Years' War on Palestine with Rashid Khalidi

    This special episode comes to you in partnership with Freedom Road. [https://freedomroad.us/]
     
    As ethnic cleansing and plausible genocide grip Gaza, we ask, “What’s going on? And how did we get here?” Our guest for this episode is Dr. Rashid Khalidi. He is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University. He has also served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies, and was President of the Middle East Studies Association, and an advisor to the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid and Washington Arab-Israeli peace negotiations from October 1991 until June 1993. He is author of almost a dozen books, the latest one being The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017 which we will be talking with him about today.
    We’d love to hear your thoughts. Thread or Insta Lisa @lisasharper or to Freedom Road @freedomroad.us. We’re also on Substack! So be sure to subscribe to freedomroad.substack.com. And, keep sharing the podcast with your friends and networks and letting us know what you think!
    We’d love to hear your thoughts. Thread or Insta Lisa @lisasharper or to Freedom Road @freedomroad.us. We’re also on Substack! So be sure to subscribe to freedomroad.substack.com. And, keep sharing the podcast with your friends and networks and letting us know what you think!
    www.threads.net/@lisasharperwww.threads.net/@freedomroad.usfreedomroad.substack.comwww.aecst.orgus.macmillan.com/books/9781627798556/thehundredyearswaronpalestinehistory.columbia.edu/person/khalidi-rashid/

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Lisa Sharon Harper on Deconstruction, Hierarchies of Human Belonging, and the Desecration of God's Image

    Lisa Sharon Harper on Deconstruction, Hierarchies of Human Belonging, and the Desecration of God's Image

    Lisa Sharon Harper, author of Fortune and host of The Freedom Road Podcast, joins Shane Claiborne to discuss deconstruction and the desecration of God's image.
    To help sustain our work, you can donate here
    To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org 
    Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians
    Instagram: @RedLetterXians
    Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne
    Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
    Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

    • 34 min
    BONUS: Holy Week Pilgrimage + Good Friday at Lockheed Martin

    BONUS: Holy Week Pilgrimage + Good Friday at Lockheed Martin

    To help sustain our work, you can donate here
    To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org 
    Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians
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    Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
    Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 

    • 24 min
    Jim Wallis, author of: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

    Jim Wallis, author of: The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy

    "Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, especially politicians using people's supposed faith for their own ends." —Margaret E. Atwood"Jim Wallis calls the nation to grow up and he calls us all to fight the love battle to save the soul of America." —From the Foreword by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.A major new work by the New York Times bestselling author, arguing that the answer to bad religion is true faith that will help refound democracyIt is time says Jim Wallis, to call out genuine faith—specifically the “Christian” in White Christian Nationalism—inviting all who can be persuaded to reject and help dismantle a false gospel that propagates white supremacy and autocracy. We need–to raise up the faith of all of us, and help those who are oblivious, stuck, and captive to the ideology and idolatry of White Christian Nationalism that is leading us to such great danger. Wallis turns our attention to six iconic texts at the heart of what genuine biblical faith means and what Jesus, in the gospels, has called us to do. It is time to ask anew: do we believe these teachings or not?This book isn’t only for Christians but for all faith traditions, and even those with no faith at all. When we see a civic promotion of fear, hate, and violence for the trajectory of our politics, we need a civic faith of love, healing, and hope to defeat it. And that must involve all of us–religious or not. Learning to practice a politics of neighbor love will be central to the future of democracy in America. And more than ever, the words of Jesus ring, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
    - from https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250291899/thefalsewhitegospel
     
    To help sustain our work, you can donate here
    To check out what RLC is up to, please visit us www.redletterchristians.org 
    Follow us on Twitter: @RedLetterXians
    Instagram: @RedLetterXians
    Follow Shane on Instagram: @shane.claiborne
    Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne
    Intro song by Common Hymnal: https://commonhymnal.com/ 
     

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
72 Ratings

72 Ratings

caseybart ,

Life changing thoughts if truly thunk

Tony and Shaine are stunning in their beautiful simplicity of following Jesus with everything we have. If Jesus intrigues you or is at all important to you, please listen to this podcast!

JamieMarie77 ,

Great content

Thank you for putting fragile but important issues out there for discussion. We can’t serve in His kingdom without those conversations!

Bmcerlai ,

Father Richard Rohr episode - Great!

The only thing that would’ve made this podcast episode better would be having Father Richard Rohr on with you. Then I would listened to three of my favorite people on earth, together at one time! Be Well! Well done! Please keep up the great work Shane and Tony!

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