Faith Works: Lessons from the Life of an Activist Preacher

by Jim Wallis

Book Overview

Today more than ever, many people are hungry for spirituality and community. But the most powerful and meaningful spirituality shows itself through action. Jim Wallis is the charismatic preacher,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375501762
• ISBN13: 9780375501760
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Jim Wallis nails it on the head

I am not an evangelist and yet I absolutely am enjoying this book. Wallis has a strong case for his beliefs and has inspired me to take a look at what I am doing to make the world a better, easier place to live in. It seems to me that a book like this, to be effective, has to touch the heart of the reader and cause that reader to take some kind of action. This book did it for me.

as usual, Wallis cuts through poltical hatred and gets to the point

Jim Wallis is a brilliant and compassionate man who preaches his faith like nobody else. He is level-headed and not at all inflammatory, which is beautiful and so rare these days. I am not a particularly religious person, so when he speaks of 'faith' I think of it as 'faith' in humanity and the substitution works just fine. This book is for people who are done hating and being angry about the current state of our country (no matter your political persuasion) and who are truly looking for some way to help bring about change. For someone to have that strong a reaction against a man like Jim Wallis is, who unlike everyone these days has no hidden political agenda, is very bizarre. He is a TRUE Christian (yes, some still exist) and his priority is practicing and teaching the lessons of Christ, which don't include starting wars, sentencing people to death, degrading the poor, quieting dissenting voices, etc. FYI, those who read that last sentence as a poltiical statement rather than an honest recitation of the teachings of Christ are not ready for Jim Wallis's message (like, I suspect, the man who gave this one star).

Don't Just Stand There, Do Something!

I really liked the preview of this book. Jim says many things we have all heard before but says it so well! I too believe we need to look beyond our backdoor or comfort zones and really open our eyes to what's going on around us. By that I mean nationally and internationally. There are many things wrong in this world and unless we as Christians are willing to take up the cross of Jesus in mission and doing for the least of them, things will remain as they are. Mr. Wallis has written a book previously entitled Who Speaks For God? It is excellent and explains the Sojourners magazine he is the editor of. I would encourage all readers to explore his work.