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Shane Claiborne is an author, social activist, and Christian pacifist, known for his advocacy of simple living and opposition to war. Born on July 11, 1975, Claiborne's work and activities aim to promote social justice and global peace.

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“I don't know if you've read the Bible, and if you haven't, I think you may be in a better place than those of us who have read it so much that it has become stale.”

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Book:The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“We know the Church wasn't born 200 years ago. It's encouraging to see some of the post-denominational churches actually wanting to reconnect with the story and the prayer life of the larger Church.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“There are folks who burn the Koran and hold signs saying, "God hates fags" and all sorts of sick things - and they often hijack the headlines with hatred. We know that is not what Christ was like.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“[Jesus] said that they will know we are Christians - not by our bumper stickers and T-shirts - but by our love.”

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“I found that the death penalty - and I'm not a hot-button issue person, you know, I'm not a single issue person - but what I think drew me to the death penalty is because it raises some very deep, fundamental questions like: Is anybody beyond redemption?”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“I believe you know Jesus said "a doctor doesn't come to the healthy, but the sick, and it's not the righteous but the sinners that I've come for," so I think that that's the scandal of God's love and grace that no one is beyond redemption, and we can see that all through scripture, you know.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“This is the company we keep when it comes to the death penalty: China, the number one executing country; Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, those are the top 4, and number 5 is the US. And those are not countries that are known as champions for human rights, you know.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“We think of justice sometimes as getting what you deserve, you know - what crime was committed and what is the punishment for that crime. That's how a lot of the criminal justice works. But God's justice is restorative, so it's not as interested in those same questions of "What did they do wrong?" and "What is the punishment for that?" It's more about what harm was done and how do we heal that harm, and that's a much more redemptive version. So, it definitely doesn't turn a blind eye to harm, but it does say we want to heal the wounds of that.”

“And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

“The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.”

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Book:The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“I had come to see that the great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor...I truly believe that when the rich meet the poor, riches will have no meaning. And when the rich meet the poor, we will see poverty come to an end.”

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Author:Shane Claiborne

About the Author

Born: July 11, 1975
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Quotes: 237

Books & Sources

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary RadicalRelated source material

Jesus for PresidentRelated source material

Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?Related source material

Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers: Prayer for Ordinary RadicalsRelated source material

Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary RadicalsRelated source material

Rethinking Life: Embracing the Sacredness of Every PersonRelated source material

The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary RadicalRelated source material

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