Ep. 107 - Shane Claiborne ”Beating Guns & How to be an Ordinary Radical”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Guest Info/BIo: This week I have a long overdue conversation with Shane Claiborne. Shane is a best-selling author, renowned activist, sought-after speaker, and self-proclaimed “recovering sinner.” Shane writes and speaks around the world about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus, and is the author of several books including “The Irresistible Revolution,” “Jesus for President,” and his newest book “Executing Grace.” He is the visionary leader of The Simple Way in Philadelphia and co-director of Red Letter Christians. His work has been featured in Fox News, Esquire, SPIN, TIME, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, and CNN. (Select) Guest Publications: The Irresistible Revolution; Jesus for President; Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals; Beating Guns: Hope for People Who are Weary of Violence; and Red Letter Revolution: What if Jesus Really Meant What He Said? Guest Links: www.shaneclaiborne.com www.redletterchristians.org Twitter: @ShaneClaiborne Special Music By: The Collection www.thecollectionband.com Instagram: @collectionband Twitter: @thecollectionNC Facebook: @thecollectionband BandCamp: www.thecollection.bandcamp.com Enjoy the music? Songs heard on this episode were: “Beautiful Life” from the album, Entropy; “Sing of the Moon” from the album, Listen to the River; “The Middle of Me” and “Heartache” from the EP, I Love You, and I Think I Like You Too. You can find The Collections music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is sold! This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited by John Williamson and mixed and produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information: www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social media Join our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan Battles All photos by Jared Hevron Logos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen Pfluig T-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Since I've been born, catch this, we've lost more lives to guns in the U.S. than in all of the wars in U.S. history combined.
0:13.2	Like, so this epidemic of gun violence is just, it's stunning.
0:19.8	And, you know after sandy hook
0:24.5	the mass shooting in the school there you know
0:26.9	everybody said never again
0:28.5	I live on either side of it
0:31.5	then you tethered like an anchor
0:36.3	when I was caught by the wind.
0:41.0	I end that again.
0:45.6	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:47.9	I'm your host John Williamson, and I've recorded this intro way too many times.
0:53.8	Technology sometimes is not my friend.
0:56.1	You know, I just didn't plug the right cord in and was recording directly into my laptop.
1:00.7	You guys would have not wanted to hear that version.
1:04.2	But anyway, thank you for joining.
1:06.8	We are here this week with a very special guest to you.
1:10.2	I have no real good reason as to why it's taken us so long to get him on the show.
1:15.2	But things happen as they should, when they should.
1:18.0	I certainly believe that to be true.
1:20.9	And this guest, of course, is Shane Claiborne.
1:24.2	And Shane is a Christian activist and author who's written a number of books,
1:29.5	I think that are more relevant now than ever, including one of the books that he wrote,
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