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The Jim Wallis Podcast explains 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.

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Democracy must do more than survive an election. It must deliver for the people it serves.

Rev. Adam Taylor joins Jim Wallis for a candid post-midterm conversation about relief, renewed hope, and the responsibility to turn an electoral opening into ... more

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Democracy depends on people showing up—and on neighbors making sure no one has to face intimidation alone.

Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner joins Jim Wallis for an urgent, practical conversation about the 2026 midterms, protecting vo... more

Protecting the right to vote is an act of loving your neighbor—and Rev. Dr. Katie Sexton is putting that conviction into practice in Arizona.

The executive director of the Arizona Faith Network joins Jim Wallis to discuss how interfaith communities ... more

A grandmother raising three teenage boys lost $700 a month in food assistance after submitting the wrong year’s income statement. She called 100 times in one month to correct the mistake—and never got through.

New York Times poverty reporter Jason D... more

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Recent Guests

Barbara Williams-Skinner
CEO and co-founder of the Skinner Leadership Institute and co-convener of Faiths United to Save Democracy
Skinner Leadership Institute
Episode: Protect the Vote: Barbara Williams-Skinner on Faith and the Midterms
Katie Sexton
Executive director of the Arizona Faith Network and ordained minister in the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ
Arizona Faith Network
Episode: Protecting the Vote and Defending Democracy: Rev. Dr. Katie Sexton on Faith in Action
Jason DeParle
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter who has covered poverty for decades
The New York Times
Episode: SNAP Cuts Injure Bodies and Souls: Jason DeParle on Hunger, Bureaucracy, and Faith
Matthew D. Taylor
Visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Center on Faith + Justice and author
Georgetown University's Center on Faith + Justice
Episode: Defying Tyrants: Matthew D. Taylor on Jesus, Empire, and Christian Antichrists
Jared Huffman
Congressman, humanist and founder of the Congressional Freethought Caucus
U.S. House of Representatives
Episode: No Prophets: Jared Huffman and Jim Wallis on Christian Nationalism and Democracy
Mary McCord
Visiting Professor of Law; Executive Director of Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection
Georgetown Law ICAP
Episode: Jim Wallis, Maya Wiley, Mary McCord & Vanita Gupta on Democracy in Peril
Maya Wiley
President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Episode: Jim Wallis, Maya Wiley, Mary McCord & Vanita Gupta on Democracy in Peril
Vanita Gupta
Distinguished scholar in residence at NYU Law; Director of NYU Center for Law and Public Trust
NYU Law; Non-Prophets Together (founder/director)
Episode: Jim Wallis, Maya Wiley, Mary McCord & Vanita Gupta on Democracy in Peril
Robert P. Jones
President and Founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)
Public Religion Research Institute
Episode: Backslide: Robert P. Jones on White Christianity, Democracy, and Love of Neighbor

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Jim Wallis
Host of discussions on faith-informed public life, civil rights, and democracy.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 156 ratings
  • Incorrect attribution

    Latest podcast on the Nov 6 midterm results said Rev. Adam Hamilton was an American Baptist, this is inaccurate, he is an ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church

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    Rev. Andrews
    United States7 days ago
  • My port in the storm

    Thank you, Jim, for yet another thought-provoking conversation with the ever wise and inspiring Dahlia Lithwick.

    I admit to being more than “a little bit afraid” in this moment of peril for our democracy.

    But for the sake of my grandchildren -

    and in memory of my family (Japanese-American citizens and their immigrant parents) interned by our government during WWII - I am “inching out of my safe space” to speak up and speak out against the tyranny and lawlessness attempting to destroy our dem... more

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    5
    jack’sjillie
    United States2 years ago
  • jim wallis bloviates

    jim wallis is an intellectually shallow charlatan who doesn’t even read the bible he cites so often.

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    rudolphv
    United States2 years ago
  • Exactly what I needed!

    I recently found this podcast and am so happy I did. The content is so hopeful and encouraging at this precarious time. I have been sharing it with many people I know. I wish more of our church leaders would speak about living as Jesus calls us to in the beatitudes ❤️

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    5
    Rebecca Kingston
    United States2 years ago
  • Inspired, Revealing, Much Needed

    Jim Wallis on “The Soul of a Nation” interviews fine leaders like Rep. Jim Clyburn, covering topics of great relevance and importance to America and the proper expression of following Jesus. To reflect God and help this nation move forward, the horror of white supremacist racism must be addressed and put away. White American Christians especially must speak out against the evils of racism and white supremacy, both in U.S. history and today. Jim Wallis is at the forefront of that battle against s... more

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    5
    ForeverHis@23
    United States2 years ago

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A beacon for faith-based civic engagement and nonviolent organizing.
Thoughtful, faith-informed critique of democracy with practical actions.
Occasional critiques note heavy emphasis on moral arguments over partisan policy.

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Protect the Vote: Barbara Williams-Skinner on Faith and the Midterms
Q: What can people do now?
She recommends making a voting plan, checking registration and polling locations, learning what is on the ballot, arranging a ride, and encouraging friends, relatives, and neighbors who may be reluctant to vote.
Protect the Vote: Barbara Williams-Skinner on Faith and the Midterms
Q: Just give our folks a sense of what is Faiths United to Save Democracy, and what are these poll chaplains that we'll try and train each year.
Williams-Skinner explains that the coalition grew from Lawyers and Collars and brings together people of different faiths to protect voting rights. Its Poll Chaplains and Peacekeepers provide a calming, nonviolent presence, assist voters, and respond to potential intimidation or conflict.
Protecting the Vote and Defending Democracy: Rev. Dr. Katie Sexton on Faith in Action
Q: What can congregations and clergy do for early voting and Election Day, even if they have not been trained as poll chaplains or peacekeepers?
Sexton recommends speaking against violent and dehumanizing rhetoric, offering nonpartisan ballot education, encouraging people to vote, helping them find polling locations, and supporting access to the polls. Congregations can also listen to people who are hurting and remind communities that voting is a way to serve neighbors, including vulnerable people.
Protecting the Vote and Defending Democracy: Rev. Dr. Katie Sexton on Faith in Action
Q: What brought you to understand voting rights as part of your religious calling? Was there a particular encounter or experience that made protecting someone's access to the ballot feel like an expression of loving your neighbor?
Sexton says the threats and disinformation surrounding the 2020 election drew her into election protection work. Hearing that the Carter Center was bringing democracy-protection programs to the United States, including Arizona, made the risks feel immediate and connected voting access to people's sacred voice and power in their communities.
Defying Tyrants: Matthew D. Taylor on Jesus, Empire, and Christian Antichrists
Q: So how can churches, schools, pastors make that contrast concrete? So people understand what the kingdom of God cannot be equated with taking over institutions of society. Conquest to service.
Taylor says Christians should serve and care for people harmed or marginalized by empire, while also standing against tyranny and authoritarianism. He points to Jesus' willingness to confront rulers as a model for combining compassion with resistance.

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4. Matthew D. Taylor
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6. Mary McCord
7. Maya Wiley
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