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Shane Claiborne

(1975) Writer United States

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Shane Claiborne says we can live without sex but not without love. He talks about planting communities together with local churches. He also believes that young people need older mentors and older people need the guidance of youth. He reminds that it’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into it.

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Shane Claiborne is a writer from the United States, best known for Follow me to freedom: leading and following as an ordinary radical.

Quick Facts About Shane Claiborne

Born: July 11, 1975
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Follow me to freedom: leading and following as an ordinary radical
Known for: The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President

About Shane Claiborne

He is also described as a founder of the New Monastic movement and is noted as an activist advocating nonviolence and service to the poor. His writings include the 2006 book The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical.

Quotes by Shane Claiborne

“Only God is awesome.”

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Awesome

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“Christendom seems unprepared for people who take the gospel that seriously.”

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Christendom

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One of the great dangers in political engagement is misplaced hope.

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Danger

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I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.

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Church

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To be nonpartisan doesn't mean we're nonpolitical.

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When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.

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Giving

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There is one big misunderstanding of the monastics leaving society.

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Recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward changing the world.

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There are people who are dangerous, and evil is real.

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“Church father Ignatius said that if our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, and the hungry, then…

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Heresy

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The more I have read the Bible and studied the life of Jesus, the more I have become convinced that Christianity spreads…

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Bible

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Sometimes our tunnel vision is limited to what we see outside our window. Until racial injustice becomes personal then I don't think…

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Dreams

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Our churches should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated.

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Church

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Because you can poke someone's eye out legally doesn't mean you should and that it's right. The Bible teaches us a more…

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Bible

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I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake…

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Faith is not accepting the world as it is but insisting on building the world God wants.

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“Some folks give people fish. Others teach people to fish. Others ask, “Who owns the pond? And why does a fishing license…

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Fish

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The end of war begins with people who believe that another world is possible and that another empire has already interrupted time…

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Another world

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Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like…

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Cathedrals

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“Clarence Jordan, co-founder of Koinonia Farm, wrote, “The Good News of the resurrection is not that we shall die and go home…

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Good news

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“Lord, what you call compassion, others call weakness. What you call conviction, others call dissidence. What you call love, others call mixing…

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Compassion

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When we were starting our community a bunch of older Benedictine nuns said to us, "If you have any questions or want…

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Brain

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Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing,…

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Alive

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“The great paradox and humor of God's audacious power: a stuttering prophet will be the voice of God, a barren old lady…

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God

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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…

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Argument

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We think of justice sometimes as getting what you deserve, you know - what crime was committed and what is the punishment…

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Blind

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“Dr. Martin Luther King put it like this: “We are called to play the Good Samaritan on life’s roadside . . .…

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Compassion

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“‎Now I think ultimately our hope is certainly that people can feel and taste the goodness of God and to find the…

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Christianity

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“There is a beautiful moment in the bible when the prophet Elijah feels God’s resence. The Scriptures say that a great and…

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Bible

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When we really began executions rather than lynchings, black folks were 22% of our population in 1950, for instance, but they were…

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African american

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“Jesus is ready to set us free from the heavy yoke of an oppressive way of life. Plenty of wealthy Christians are…

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American dream

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In closing, to those who have closed the door on religion - I was recently asked by a non-Christian friend if I…

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“Leo the Great preached, “Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the incarnation. From the time when Christ came, the ancient slavery…

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Death

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Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples.

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Believer

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It's hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom.

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Christendom

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The church is a place where broken people can fall in love with a beautiful God.

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Beautiful

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Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.

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Changing the world

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“the church was an international institution long before globalization.”

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Church

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Believe in miracles. And live in a way that might necessitate one.

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Violence is for those who have lost their imagination.

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Crime

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Shane Claiborne by topic

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