332 Quotes by Shane Claiborne

Today the logic goes something like this: 'Calling a ruler Son of God is out of style. No one really does that nowadays. We can support a president while also worshiping Jesus as the Son of God.' But how is this possible? For one says that we must love our enemies, and the other says we must kill them; one promotes the economics of competition, while the other admonishes the forgiveness of debts. To which do we pledge allegiance?

It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a missions project but become genuine friends and family with whom we laugh, cry, dream and struggle.

When we truly discover how to love our neighbor as our self, Capitalism will not be possible and Marxism will not be necessary.

There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so heavenly minded that it is no earthly good.

What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's politics?

We are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb.

God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable.

There are some things to die for but none to kill for.

Faith is being idealistic, because we have made an idol out of the status quo.