Campolo interview:

http://www.crosscurrents.org/CompoloSpring2005.htm

Some really interesting thoughts on the whole interfaith question, emphasis on the Muslims.

Shane Claiborne 2

So I've finished the book and while it's highly recommended by ME it comes with a cautionary note: this guy's actions and ideas made me feel like a defensive-minded, money-grubbing, self-obsessed glutton. Which was exilerating in a sense, since that's exactly what I am. And he'd probably say he was too.

The strength of the book is that amid inspirational and traumatizing anecdotes, stirring and bitch-slapping-across-the-kisser quotes, and great nuggets of wisdom, he includes so much positivity, i.e.: not just pointing to the problems and injustices but pointing to real ways people can and do help in heroic and gargantuan ways, ways that seem attainable (if I could just put down my burger).

Shane Claiborne

Reading Irresistable Revolution by Shane Claiborne, a founder in a neo-monastic, urban commune of people mainly helping the homeless, prostitutes, and addicts around their area in Philadelphia, as well as peace efforts in Iraq and Calcutta. Very interesting, and a-propos to an emergent longing for the actual concrete dimension of all the nice thoughts and ideas. People actually doing what we daydream would be nice to do.

article in an interesting Catholic / emergent-attitude website, Busted Halo:

http://www.bustedhalo.com/TheSimpleWay.htm