One of the great dangers in political engagement is misplaced hope. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The greatest sin of political imagination: Thinking there is no other way except the filthy rotten system we have today. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing,… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
A lot of times people say whatever the government touches, they don't do that well, so why would we trust them with… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“Every time our government chooses to use military force to bring about change in the world, it once again teaches our children… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage. Jesus and the early Christians had a marvelous political imagination.… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The early Christians felt a deep collision with the empire in which they lived, and with politics as usual. They carelessly crossed… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We should refuse to get sucked into political camps and insist on pulling the best out of all of them. That's what… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We're not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
There are some - called 'death fatigue' - people who just grow so tired of death, so they don't want to keep perpetuating death… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
Every 70-year-old needs a young person in their lives to mentor, and every 20-year-old needs a senior. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
I just have a more holistic sense of what it means to be for life, knowing that life does not just begin at conception… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
We think of justice sometimes as getting what you deserve, you know - what crime was committed and what is the punishment for that… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
Mother Theresa said it is not how much we give that is important but how much love you put into doing it. So it… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
“If you find yourself climbing the ladder of success, be careful or else on your way up you might pass Jesus on his way… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
We need good laws, but no law can change a human heart - only God can do that. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
We're remembering each other's heroes, too. We are learning each other's songs. We are reminding ourselves that we are a global family praying together.… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
There is a certain power when old and young come together - we can do more together than we can on our own. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
You can't really learn God's hope like you learn the logic of an argument or the details of a story. It's more like learning… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
“Clarence Jordan, co-founder of Koinonia Farm, wrote, “The Good News of the resurrection is not that we shall die and go home with him,… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share
