The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post–Religious Right America Audiobook

" This is an explicit follow-up to Wallis' "God's Politics" and as such it is a combined review of the interaction of religion and politics and of the issues of importance to people of faith as of the present moment. It is a good book, but for me it was less gripping by far than the earlier book. "

" I would recommend reading the introduction to this book, but I have to say that I was unimpressed with the rest of it. I think Wallis is definitely right in pointing out that change is happening, and the religious voice is going to becoming more multi-voiced, but I disagree with Wallis in laying the partisanship problems primarily at the feet of the religious right. I was disappointed in the book because it felt like a list of all the problems in the world, and it didn't offer any real solutions or suggestions to fix the problems. "

" Great ideas, hard to implement. "

" Pretty close to a 5-star book for me. It's challenging to both the right and left, and even though I agree with the majority of Wallis's ideas, I don't feel comfortable with my relationship to them. "

" Got as far as chapter 8. It was feeling a bit like a chore to finish it for a couple reasons. A) I had heard Wallis do a 1-hour interview on MPR, so had heard several of his main topics discussed there. B) I liked what he had to say, but it was a bit like "Preaching to the choir," I agree with most of what I was reading. It was due at the library, so I just took it back. "

" Not as good as God's Politics, but still definitively worth reading. This book is a bit more prescriptive, and I think that there is some wishful thinking at times. Still, I'm a huge fan of Wallis' work at defending the poor, and this book is still a clear articulation of that viewpoint. "

" Jim Wallis is Obams's spiritual adivser. This book incorporates the Bible and the progressive movement. It basically takes Jesus' teachings that we should give to the poor etc and turns them into Marxism. Very deceptive, though. "

" This book was ok. I liked "God's Politics" better. I felt like he kind of rehashed alot of the same ideas. "

" Important ideas on getting away from the polarization of the extreme right and left "

" This was an interesting book. There were moments when it highlighted the myopia of Americans. At other times we got great insight into conservative Christianity by listening to jim's complaints. "

" This book is one of the most uplifting I have read in a long time. The author, Jim Wallis, feels that the religious right is changing to more focus on poverty and less on gay bashing (among other things) which is critical to equal rights for the LGBTQ community. "

" I highlighted passages throughout this book, I know I will be refering back to it for a long time to come. Very important ideas on justice, poverty and peace. "

" This is not a book about christianity's view of politics, he talks about many religions. It is great. I wish all politians would follow his model "

" A first. A book I can't finish. I am defeated. "

" a great book and i would highly recommend to anyone "

" Able to express the ideas of Christians who do not agree with all the ideas of the religious right. "

" Too many quotes. Not enough substance. God's Politics was better. "

" I don't agree with every idea Wallis presents, but this is an incredibly inspiring book. I really enjoyed it, even though it was *shudder* non-fiction. "

" Wallis again tackles politics and religion, and shows how our current political climate adversely affects those the Bible enjoins us to protect. "

" It is not as exciting as God's Politics but it offers me hope for the political future. I'm not very far into it. "

" Boy, would we all like to see this happen. Caring for those who can't care for themselves instead of battling for political power. Somebody would be proud but who again? Oh yeah, that guy Jesus. "

" So nice to read a Christian who not only reads the Gospels, but lives them, and traces how what Jesus actually said can, should, must be applied to political thought for Christians. Good stuff. "

" Jim Wallis does a good job of bringing faith and politics together in an clear, open way. He inspires you to consider what lays before us in our times, drawing upon recent history and the teachings of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths. "

" This book has been completely awesome so far. Really well written, easy read, but manages to condense a lot of the postmodernspeak into real, practical ideas and an ostensible sense of vision. Love Wallis, love his language. "

" Wallis is a theological contortionist who bends into all kinds of grotesque, unnatural shapes, and then looks around wondering why we aren't all joining in. I'll also make the puckish comment that it was way too long. He could have pared the 320 words down to 100 without losing anything at all. "

" Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at 1:00pm at the Boulder Book Store. "

" Everyone should read this book! "

" Important ideas on getting away from the polarization of the extreme right and left "

" I don't agree with every idea Wallis presents, but this is an incredibly inspiring book. I really enjoyed it, even though it was *shudder* non-fiction. "

" This was an interesting book. There were moments when it highlighted the myopia of Americans. At other times we got great insight into conservative Christianity by listening to jim's complaints. "

" Wallis is a theological contortionist who bends into all kinds of grotesque, unnatural shapes, and then looks around wondering why we aren't all joining in. I'll also make the puckish comment that it was way too long. He could have pared the 320 words down to 100 without losing anything at all. "

" Jim Wallis is Obams's spiritual adivser. This book incorporates the Bible and the progressive movement. It basically takes Jesus' teachings that we should give to the poor etc and turns them into Marxism. Very deceptive, though. "

" Too many quotes. Not enough substance. God's Politics was better. "

" a great book and i would highly recommend to anyone "

" I highlighted passages throughout this book, I know I will be refering back to it for a long time to come. Very important ideas on justice, poverty and peace. "

" Able to express the ideas of Christians who do not agree with all the ideas of the religious right. "

" This book is one of the most uplifting I have read in a long time. The author, Jim Wallis, feels that the religious right is changing to more focus on poverty and less on gay bashing (among other things) which is critical to equal rights for the LGBTQ community. "

" Pretty close to a 5-star book for me. It's challenging to both the right and left, and even though I agree with the majority of Wallis's ideas, I don't feel comfortable with my relationship to them. "

" So nice to read a Christian who not only reads the Gospels, but lives them, and traces how what Jesus actually said can, should, must be applied to political thought for Christians. Good stuff. "

" Reading this for a class at church that focuses on politics and religion. So far this author is a too conservative for me. "

" Wallis again tackles politics and religion, and shows how our current political climate adversely affects those the Bible enjoins us to protect. "