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Jim Wallis’ New York Times bestseller, God’s Politics, was described by UK Prime Minister
Gordon Brown as ‘powerful reading for anyone interested in social change’. Published in the
UK in 2006, it has now sold over 300,000 copies worldwide.
Now, in Seven Ways to Change the World, Wallis shares his conviction that faith is coming
back to work as a powerful force for progressive social change. He describes it as ‘the
catalyst that could provide the tipping point in finding solutions to the biggest and most
significant moral and social crises of our world today’ by ‘changing hearts and minds’. Such
‘great awakenings’ have happened in the past, often at times when politics is broken and
failing to address the most significant moral issues of the day. He calls on us to make seven
commitments related to moral issues - on a personal, communal, national and international
level - that could make the ultimate difference in resolving great challenges we face today.
The seven areas explored are: the challenge of world poverty; global warming and
environmental issues; the need for a comprehensive pro-family agenda; the sanctity of life
and debates about abortion; ending the Iraq war and addressing evil without resorting to
evil; the challenge of the increasing gap between the rich and the poor; and the hunger for
integrity and a new kind of leadership. Along the way, he shares inspiring stories of how
people of faith and conscience are already making a difference.
Jim Wallis has met with Gordon Brown, George Bush, Tony Blair, Rowan Williams, Bono and other high-profile
figures on many occasions to discuss global issues. A man who is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in,
he has been arrested around 20 times for 'non-violent civil disobedience'. The founder of Sojourners (an
American network of Christians working for justice and peace), Jim speaks at more than 200 events a year and
writes for a number of major U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post and Los
Angeles Times. He lives in Washington with his wife, Joy Carroll (the real-life inspiration behind The Vicar of
Dibley), and their two young children.
Praise for Jim Wallis and his writing:
‘I had always been a skeptic of the church of personal peace and prosperity… of righteous
people standing in a holy huddle while the world rages outside the stained glass. But I've
learned that there are many people of the cloth who are also in the world - from debt
cancellation to the fight against AIDS and for human rights they are on the march. Jim
Wallis isn’t just part of this movement - he’s out front carrying a bullhorn.’
Bono, lead singer, U2
‘Jim Wallis is compelling, provocative and inspirational, with the kind of faith that can
move mountains and can certainly move people and communities.’
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
‘Two great issues of our time are addressed by Jim Wallis and his thought-provoking
answers make powerful reading for anyone interested in social change; Jim Wallis
challenges us to create a society which both addresses injustice and stresses personal
responsibility and his call for a global covenant through which rich countries meet their
obligations to the poor will have a resonance across the world.’
Rt Hon Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of Great Britain, in his endorsement of God’s Politics
‘...a clarion call to the younger generation – articulating commitments that can be aspired
to and providing a road-map for the journey into a future of greater justice, non-violence
and leadership with integrity’
Tim Costello, Chief Executive of World Vision Australia, in his foreword for Seven Ways to
Change the World
Jim Wallis’ Australian tour for God’s Politics (2006)
The tour featured a number of public and invitation only events in
Sydney and Melbourne – including public events in both Sydney and
Melbourne, lunches with both ALP and Coalition MPs and many high
profile media interviews.
Jim was interviewed by journalists from The Age, Sydney Morning
Herald, and The Australian, among others.
He was also interviewed on various ABC Radio programs,
& TV including Lateline and the Today Show.
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