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America's problem with race has deep roots, with the country's foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of another. Racism is truly our nation's original sin. "It's time we right this unacceptable wrong", says best-selling author and leading Christian activist Jim Wallis. Fifty years ago, Wallis was driven away from his faith by a white church that considered dealing with racism to be taboo.

<>President and founder of Sojourners, Jim Wallis explores faith, justice, and the moral choices behind today's headlines in this new Audible Original series. In each episode, Jim sits down with an inspiring guest; from Michelle Alexander to Margaret Atwood to Rev William Barber, they discuss their deepest moral convictions and how they are putting them to work in the world.

When you add Jim Wallis: In Conversation to your library you will receive all 9 episodes, each with a runtime of approximately 30 minutes.

The Soul of the Nation with Jim Wallis is a podcast about how our faith should inform our politics, and not the other way around. Each episode, Wallis, a prominent Christian ethicist and social justice advocate, host conversations about faith and justice with activists, authors, scholars, spiritual leaders and prominent politicians.

While Washington offers only the politics of blame and fear, Jim Wallis, the man who changed the conversation about faith and politics, has traveled the country and found a nation hungry for a politics of solutions and hope. He shows us that a revival is happening, as people of faith and moral conviction seek common ground for change.

When we start with the wrong question, no matter how good an answer we get, it won't give us the results we want. Rather than joining the throngs who are asking, When will this economic crisis be over? Jim Wallis says the right question to ask is "How will this crisis change us?" The worst thing we can do now, Wallis tells us, is to go back to normal. Normal is what got us into this situation.

Since when did believing in God and having moral values make you pro-war, pro-rich, and solely pro-Republican? And since when did promoting and pursuing a progressive social agenda with a concern for economic security, health care, and educational opportunity mean you had to put faith in God aside?

Writing in response to our current “constitutional crisis”, New York Times best-selling author and Christian activist Jim Wallis urges America to return to the tenets of Jesus once again as the means to save us from the polarizing bitterness and anger of our tribal nation.

Best-selling author of “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” Michelle Alexander joins Jim to talk about a personal mission that led her from teaching law to a new focus - studying theology. Their conversation ranges from the racial bias of U.S. drug laws to the systemic discrimination of ex-convicts, and why a moral awakening is so needed in today’s environment. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Social justice advocate Eboo Patel joins Jim to talk about how he was inspired to found the Interfaith Youth Core - an organization focused on connecting college students from different faiths to service projects and, most powerfully, to each other. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Jim sits down with author and activist Mark Shriver to talk about his book “Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis” and the life of its subject: Pope Francis. They delve into the influence the humble pope is having on the Roman Catholic Church, the purpose of pilgrimage, and the power of being open. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Jim welcomes best-selling author Margaret Atwood for a conversation on the effect that debt - monetary, spiritual, and ecological - are having on people and the planet. Together, they explore why Margaret’s groundbreaking novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is even more prescient today, and why loving your neighbor means loving your neighbor’s oxygen, too. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Jim talks to Rev. William Barber, the former North Carolina NAACP president whose impassioned speech at the 2016 DNC called for a movement of resistance against creeping extremism. They share insights on Trump’s election, systemic racism in policy, and why standing down is not an option. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, joins Jim to discuss how our failure to talk about the trauma of America’s racist history gives rise to ugly events like the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. Together, they consider the importance of repentance and why racism isn’t a political issue, but a spiritual one. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Brittany Packnett talks with Jim about why she took to the streets in her neighboring town of Ferguson in 2014 and how her experiences in peaceful protest prompted her to band together with others in a movement for black lives. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Jim sits down with Valarie Kaur to talk about her experience as a Sikh activist in the current political climate, and the speech she gave in a Christian church on New Year’s Eve that went viral. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.

Jim welcomes Rep. Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts to share his views on the moral obligations of our government, the spirit of generosity, and his life-affirming experience in the Peace Corps. Together, they consider the intersection of faith and social justice and the need for dignity and decency in leadership. Find out more about Jim Wallis and Sojourners.