Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical

Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical

Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical

Follow Me to Freedom: Leading and Following As an Ordinary Radical

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Overview

Re-imagine Leading and Following in a World Longing for True Justice, Compassion and Freedom

Followers of Christ yearn to see the world changed in compassionate, positive, effective ways. As prophetic voices, Shane Claiborne and John Perkins lead the way in this move to be the hands, feet, and heart of Jesus. One is young, a self proclaimed reformed redneck who grew up in the hills of Tennessee and now lives in inner city Philadelphia. The other is decades older, an African-American civil rights leader who was almost beaten to death by police in Mississippi, and went on to found a reconciliation movement and counsel three American presidents. Claiborne and Perkins draw on more than a century of combined following and learning, activism and leading. Together they craft a timely message for ordinary people willing to take radical steps to see real change happen.

In Follow Me to Freedom, Claiborne and Perkins lead the way toward justice for all, unfolding a proven strategy as ancient as the patriarchs of faith and as fresh as the needs of every human heart. Starting with Moses as a model, they re-imagine leading and following in a world desperate for true social justice, compassion, and freedom. They offer practical ways to internalize and live out God's promise of freedom in the twenty-first century. Followers of Christ will not only be inspired but also catalyzed into action, and the world will never be the same.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441223791
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 09/15/2009
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Shane Claiborne, bestselling author of The Irresistible Revolution and coauthor of Jesus for President, is a prominent activist and sought-after speaker. He is one of the founding members of The Simple Way, a community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped birth and connects radical faith communities around the world. Shane serves on the board of directors of the Christian Community Development Association.

John M. Perkins is cofounder of the Christian Community Development Association and director of the John M. Perkins Foundation for Reconciliation and Development in Jackson, Mississippi. He is the author of many books, including Let Justice Roll Down, named by Christianity Today as one of the top fifty books that have shaped evangelicals.
Shane Claiborne is a bestselling author, renowned activist, sought-after speaker, and self-proclaimed "recovering sinner." He writes and speaks around the world about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus, and is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President, and Executing Grace. Claiborne is the visionary founder of The Simple Way in Philadelphia and executive director of Red Letter Christians. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Christianity Today, Esquire, and SPIN and on Fox News, NPR, and CNN. He did graduate work at Princeton Seminary and received an honorary doctorate from Eastern University. Claiborne lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Follow him on Twitter
(@shaneclaiborne), on Facebook (ShaneClaiborne), and at www.redletterchristians.org.
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