Shane Claiborne
Shane Claiborne (born July 11, 1975 ) is an American book author, political activist and Christian speaker who is counted among the Left Evangelicals (American: Red-Letter Christians ).
Life
He is known for his books " I must be crazy to live like this: Uncompromising experiments in matters of charity ", " Jesus for President " and " God answers differently: How we become the answer to our prayers ".
In his books, he propagates a Christian lifestyle that primarily involves caring for and welcoming people on the fringes of society. Claiborne clarifies political, ecological and economic difficulties (including sweatshop problems) and offers solutions and suggestions for a different sustainable and ethical lifestyle.
Claiborne went on various trips, of which he reports in his book " I must be crazy to live like this ... ". Among other things, he spent several weeks in a leprosy hospital and other projects of Mother Teresa in Calcutta and traveled to Iraq as a peace activist to protest against the Iraq war . This trip is also documented in the book " Iraq Journal ".
Claiborne lives in a convent-like community in a poor area of Philadelphia , The Simple Way , which also welcomes married couples and runs charitable activities in their neighborhood. He is the visionary and leader of this community. He has been married to Katie Jo Brotherton since 2011.
Works
English articles and books
- Iraq Journal 2003 . Doulos Christou 2006. ISBN 0-9744796-7-5
- Irresistible revolution. Living as an Ordinary Radical. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 2006. ISBN 0-310-26630-0
- Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 2008. ISBN 0-310-27842-2
- Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers. Prayer for ordinary radicals. InterVarsity 2008. ISBN 0-8308-3622-5
- What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff? Esquire Magazine, November 18, 2009
- With John Perkins (Author) : Follow Me To Freedom: Leading and Following as an Ordinary Radical. Regal Books 2009. ISBN 0-8307-5120-3
- With Tony Campolo : Red Letter Christianity. Living the Words of Jesus No Matter the Cost. Hodder & Stoughton 2012. ISBN 1-4447-4538-7
- With Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove & Enuma Okoro: Common Prayer. Zondervan, Grand Rapids 2012. ISBN 0-310-32619-2
German translations
- I must be crazy to live like this: Uncompromising experiments in charity. Brunnen , Giessen 2007. ISBN 978-3-7655-3935-0 (Original title: The Irresistible Revolution )
- with Chris Haw: Jesus for President: Uncompromising experiments in politics. Brunnen, Giessen 2009. ISBN 978-3-7655-1444-9
- with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove: God answers differently. Uncompromising experiments in prayer. Brunnen, Gießen 2010. ISBN 978-3-7655-4090-5 (Original title: Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers )
- with John Perkins: Come with me to freedom. Cap Books, Haiterbach-Beihingen 2011. ISBN 978-3-86773-119-5
- with Tony Campolo: The Jesus Revolution. What if we take him at his word. Gerth , Asslar 2014. ISBN 978-3-95734-030-6
Web links
- [2] Sojourners, a Christian community founded in 1971 by Jim Wallis , whose slogan is Faith in Action for Social Justice ; Claiborne is represented there with a blog
- [3] Community The Simple Way to Claiborne co-founded
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] Biography Shane Claiborne on sojo.net
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Shane Claiborne on www.thesimpleway
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Claiborne, Shane |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author, political activist, and Christian public speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1975 |