2012 Symposium on Information and Religion

Center for the Study of Information and Religion

Fall 2012 : Jim Wallis, CEO, Sojourners

If you were not able to attend the program in-person, you can watch a recording here:
http://ksutube.kent.edu/playback.php?playthis=710dwy3dl.

 

 Co-sponsors:

Kent State University Honors College, University Libraries, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Political Science, Department of Philosophy, Religious Studies program and Center for Student Involvement; and
Church of the Saviour United Methodist, Cleveland Hts.

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Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, is a bestselling author, public theologian, speaker and international commentator on ethics and public life. He recently served on the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and currently serves as the chair of the Global Agenda Council on Faith for the World Economic Forum.

His latest book is Rediscovering Values: On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street — A Moral Compass for the New Economy. His two previous books, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post–Religious Right America and God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It were both New York Times bestsellers.

Wallis frequently speaks in the United States and abroad. His columns appear in major newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe . He frequently appears on radio and television, on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News, on shows such as Meet the Press, Hardball, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The O’Reilly Factor, and National Public Radio.

Sojourners is a national Christian organization committed to faith in action for social justice. With a 40-year history, Sojourners is a nonpartisan leader that convenes, builds alliances among, and mobilizes people of faith, focusing on racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship. For more information about Wallis and Sojourners, visit http://sojo.net/.