Shane Claiborne

Response to: “A Call for Repentance: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians”

April 26, 2024

General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence

October 20, 2023, a network of Palestinian Christian institutions located throughout Israel/Palestine published “An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians.”—a clarion ...

Good Trouble on Good Friday, Part 2

Shane Claiborne

April 7, 2024

General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Revival

Editor's Note: You may wish to enable captions on the video. TRANSCRIPT: We got into good trouble on Good Friday. Twenty-five people were arrested for a nonviolent direct action at the headquarters...

Highlights from “MLK 55 Years Later: Can the Church Study War No More?” 2022 Event

Shane Claiborne

April 4, 2024

Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice, Race

We are up against some fierce principalities and powers – the triplet evils of racism, materialism, and militarism are as alive and well as they were 55 years ago. But the love of God is the strongest force in the world. Nothing is more powerful than God’s love.

America is exceptional — in its addiction to violence and war

Shane Claiborne

April 4, 2024

Death Penalty, Peace & Nonviolence, Race

We have work to do to continue to "break the silence." As our world is increasingly plagued by violence — not just in Ukraine but also in the streets of America — we must continue King’s legacy of nonviolence. We, too, must keep breaking the silence.

Good Trouble on Good Friday

Shane Claiborne

April 3, 2024

General, Global, Gun Violence, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Revival

We got into good trouble on Good Friday. Twenty-five people were arrested for a nonviolent direct action at the headquarters of Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons contractor, where the weapons being ...

A Tribute to Constantine

Shane Claiborne

February 29, 2024

Books, Christian Nationalism, Church Life, General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics, Theology

The Emperor Constantine was born on February 27 in the year 272 AD. There are parts of the Church that honor him as a saint... so this feels like a good time to share a little excerpt about Constantine from my ...

‘The Bible belt is a death belt’ Why Christians must drop the death penalty

Shane Claiborne

January 31, 2024

Death Penalty, General, Global, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

First published on January 29, 2024 by Premier Christianity: The UK's Leading Christianity Magazine. Reprinted with permission. Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen ...

We Theologized Hate

Shane Claiborne

January 28, 2024

Christian Nationalism, Church Life, General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Revival, Theology

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day – here is an excerpt on antisemitism entitled “We Theologized Hate” from Rethinking Life by Shane Claiborne. Reprinted with permission. We all have prejudices, ways ...

Dialogue on the Middle East, Part 3

Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne

January 11, 2024

Books, Church Life, General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

Excerpt from Red Letter Revolution by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne. Reprinted with permission. TONY: I was on a radio show in New Zealand with a Christian Zionist who believes that Christ cannot retu...

Dialogue on the Middle East, Part 2

Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne

January 10, 2024

Books, Church Life, General, Global, Immigration & Refugees, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics

Excerpt from Red Letter Revolution by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne. Reprinted with permission. TONY: To call Israel and Palestine “the Holy Land” is a misnomer when what goes on there is so unholy. E...