The Soul of a Nation: Progressive Theology During the Pandemic
The Soul of the Nation with Jim Wallis informs and inspires everyone from grassroots organizers to political leaders to examine our priorities in meeting the biblical call for social justice and — from that examination — to take action to promote racial and social justice, life and peace, and environmental stewardship.
In this very special Easter Sunday Sermon episode of The Soul of the Nation podcast, Fr. Richard Rohr and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the many examples of hope and grace to be found amid the despair of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Rohr is a Franciscan of the New Mexico Province, an academic dean and author, a spiritual teacher, and the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M.
Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Fr. Richard Rohr and Jim Wallis in Conversation
Emergency Medicine expert Dr. Mel Herbert talks with Rev. Jim Wallis on the importance of spiritual healing in a time of medical crisis. Herbert is an award-winning professor, physician, and editor who serves as the attending physician and professor of emergency medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. Herbert shares with Wallis the uplifting stories of the medical heroes battling on the front lines to keep the public safe.
Emergency Medicine Expert Mel Herbert on Physical and Spiritual Healing
Dr. Larry Brilliant, an American epidemiologist who helped eradicate smallpox in the 1970s, and Rev. Jim Wallis discuss the current administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brilliant outlines the moral, ethical, and scientific responses needed to respond effectively to the coronavirus.
Renowned Epidemiologist Larry Brilliant on a Moral Response to COVID-19
As the nation tries to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic, most of the nation is engaged in responsible social distancing. In this episode of our Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic series, Sojourners Executive Director Adam Taylor and Rev. Jim Wallis share their thoughts on biblical teachings that can guide us through these times when the staggering devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic ravages our nation — and the world — after months of unconscionable inaction by President Trump.
The massive $2 trillion stimulus bill will provide relief for many Americans during the financial crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But many vulnerable people will be ineligible for much-needed financial aid.
The Rev. Jim Wallis and Robert Greenstein, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, dissect the particulars of the bill, explaining how you can access the protections contained in the legislation. They also highlight the failures of the aid package that ignore the needs of the people on the margins of society whom Jesus calls us to feed, clothe, and shelter.
Greenstein calls us to apply the "golden rule" in the fight ahead, so that we can expand coverage to our brothers and sisters who need it most in the next round.
Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: Who Will Be Left Behind?
As the nation tries to slow the advance of the coronavirus pandemic, we are all engaged in responsible social distancing. In this first episode of the Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic series, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the Rev. Jim Wallis discuss making connections to faith and worship, spiritualty and justice, in the digital and social media age.
Sunday Sermon in a Pandemic: Bishop Michael Curry and Jim Wallis in Conversation
Rev. Jim Wallis speaks with Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician, public health leader, and a passionate advocate for patient-centered health care reform.
Dr. Wen shares urgent advice for sustaining and protecting our body, as well as our mind and soul, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"We are facing the greatest public health crisis of our time," Wen said. "... whether this crisis turns into a catastrophe that will claim millions of lives in our country within a year, that will depend on the actions that each of us take right now. Can we put aside whatever differences we may have? Can we stick to the facts? Can we tell the truth? Can we come together as a community and can we hold that solidarity in phase among all of us?"
'We Are Not Powerless Against This Virus': Fighting COVID-19 With Collective Care
