HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.

Results from Google Books

Click on a thumbnail to go to Google Books.

Loading...

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

by Shane Claiborne

Other authors: Jim Wallis (Foreword)

MembersReviewsPopularityAverage ratingMentions
2,046397,927 (4.2)14
Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we've made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world. Shane's faith led him to dress the wounds of lepers with Mother Teresa, visit families in Iraq amidst bombings, and dump $10,000 in coins and bills on Wall Street to redistribute wealth. Shane lives out this revolution each day in his local neighborhood, an impoverished community in North Philadelphia, by living among the homeless, helping local kids with homework, and "practicing resurrection" in the forgotten places of our world.--Publisher description.… (more)
Loading...

Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.

No current Talk conversations about this book.

» See also 14 mentions

Showing 1-5 of 39 (next | show all)
Wow! If you don't mind being uncomfortable about Christian faith, this is a wonderful book. Shane keeps it real and tells his stories well. Also a book group title. A few folks were squirming and may have done a bit less shopping as a result. ( )
  rebwaring | Aug 14, 2023 |
Some good points, but not well presented. The entire thing lacks dynamics, coming across scatter-brianed and vague. What exactly is the author asking of the reader? That they sell everything and join him on the streets? It isn't particularly clear, and the picture he paints of his experiences is surely unrealistic; it doesn't really prepare anyone who might follow suit or inform them of what to expect.

The theology is weak and selective. Sometimes verses are drawn to help conlcusions, and sometimes they aren't... the cherry picking is all a bit convenient and the reading over-literal.

Anecdotes and ramblings are many, often laced with incredibly cringe humour. I'm honestly not sure why he wrote the book. Either he's dancing round the subject, or there isn't one. ( )
  TheScribblingMan | Jul 29, 2023 |
Given to Matthew Hayes - 05/03/2023
  revbill1961 | May 3, 2023 |
Welcome to the irresistible revolution, a new and ancient way of life that is so attractive, who would settle for anything else? The revolution begins inside each of us, and through little acts of love, it will take over the world. Let us begin to be Christians again. Jesus, give us the courage. - Shane Claiborne
  PendleHillLibrary | Jun 8, 2022 |
His stories are what make this book amazing. ( )
  nrt43 | Dec 29, 2020 |
Showing 1-5 of 39 (next | show all)
no reviews | add a review

» Add other authors (1 possible)

Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Claiborne, ShaneAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wallis, JimForewordsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical title
Original title
Alternative titles
Original publication date
People/Characters
Important places
Important events
Related movies
Epigraph
Dedication
Dedicated to all the hypocrites, cowards, and fools... like me. May we find the Way, the Truth, and the Life in a world of shortcuts, deception, and death.
First words
While the voices of blockbuster movies and pop culture cry out for a life outside the matrix of numb efficiency, Christianity often has offered little to the world, other than the hope that things will be better in heaven.
Quotations
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)
Disambiguation notice
Publisher's editors
Blurbers
Original language
Canonical DDC/MDS
Canonical LCC

References to this work on external resources.

Wikipedia in English (4)

Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we've made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world. Shane's faith led him to dress the wounds of lepers with Mother Teresa, visit families in Iraq amidst bombings, and dump $10,000 in coins and bills on Wall Street to redistribute wealth. Shane lives out this revolution each day in his local neighborhood, an impoverished community in North Philadelphia, by living among the homeless, helping local kids with homework, and "practicing resurrection" in the forgotten places of our world.--Publisher description.

No library descriptions found.

Book description
Haiku summary

Current Discussions

None

Popular covers

Quick Links

Rating

Average: (4.2)
0.5
1 2
1.5
2 14
2.5 3
3 22
3.5 8
4 113
4.5 13
5 117

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 204,857,666 books! | Top bar: Always visible