Re-Imagining Politics: Vote Jesus for President Prominent social activist Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw stir the Christian political imagination, offer an alternative to divisive two-party politics. In highly politicized times, prominent activist Shane Claiborne and artist and theologian Chris Haw are awakening the political imagination of Christians with Jesus for President (March 2008), redefining ³political² as ³simply how we relate to the world.² ³Amid all the buzz, we¹re ready to turn off our TVs, pick up our Bibles, and reimagine the world,² Claiborne says. ³The church has fallen in love with the state and this love affair is killing the church¹s imagination. Too often the patriotic values of pride and strength triumph over the spiritual virtues of humility, gentleness and sacrificial love,² Claiborne says. Christian discipleship is politically and social engaged, but in a way that confounds and transcends parties. ³It¹s easy to have political views‹that¹s what politicians do. But it¹s much harder to embody a political alternative‹that¹s what saints do.² The Tour: Claiborne, Haw and his wife Cassie and dog Lucy, along with two other friends, will be stopping through Pittsburgh on Thursday June 26th at 7pm at the Union Project*, 801 N. Negley Ave. On that evening they will share ideas and inspire others to re-imagine politics. The evening will feature teaching from both authors as well as storytelling, art, music and worship that provokes the political imagination. They¹ll be traveling in a bus running on used vegetable oil, more referred to as the ³veggie bus². For more information visit www.jesusforpresident.org * The Union Project does not necessarily endorse the views of organizations, groups or individuals that rent space at the Union Project. bj woodworth the open door 801 n. negley ave. 412-.215.6398 www.pghopendoor.org www.bjwoodworth.blogspot.com ³Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions... Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.² - Rilke ------ End of Forwarded Message