The False White Gospel: Chapter 1

All are welcome to join the adult ed class for our new book study, Jim Wallace’s The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy.

This book isn’t only for Christians but for all faith traditions, and even those with no faith at all. When we see a civic promotion of fear, hate, and violence for the trajectory of our politics, we need a civic faith of love, healing, and hope to defeat it. And that must involve all of us–religious or not. Learning to practice a politics of neighbor love will be central to the future of democracy in America. And more than ever, the words of Jesus ring, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Jim Wallis is Georgetown University’s inaugural holder of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Chair in Faith and Justice, and the Director of its new Center on Faith and Justice. He served on President Obama’s first White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and is the author of multiple New York Times bestselling books, including God’s Politics. In 2022 and 2023, Washingtonianmagazine named Wallis one of the 500 most influential people shaping policy in DC. Wallis is also the founder of Sojourners.