Shane Claiborne on the Call of Christians to be People of Love, Justice, and Peace for All
Be the Bridge Podcast
Be the Bridge
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🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Be The Bridge podcast, Latasha Morrison interviews Shane Claiborne, a prominent speaker and activist known for his work in social justice and peacemaking. They discuss the current state of the world, the role of Christians in advocating for justice, and the importance of understanding and interpreting scripture correctly. Shane emphasizes the need for courageous action in the face of injustice. The conversation also touches on the importance of repentance and redemption in the Christian faith, and how these principles can guide believers in their activism.
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Producer - Sarah Connatser
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| 0:00.0 | But what's also interesting is, according to that prophetic vision, the change doesn't come from the top, but it comes from the bottom. |
| 0:06.6 | Come on, somebody. |
| 0:07.2 | Right? |
| 0:07.5 | Like, it literally is not kings and presidents and prime ministers and legislators that lead us to peace. |
| 0:14.9 | They keep leading us into the wars. |
| 0:17.2 | It's the people, the people of God who get fed up with violence. They get tired of seeing their babies killed and they began to recraft the tools of death and the tools of life. And they lead us towards that vision, right? So I think that's, it's powerful. The implications when it comes to gun violence or what's happening in Gaza is sometimes I think we |
| 0:38.5 | throw our hands up at God and we say, God, why don't you do something? |
| 0:42.9 | And if we listen, careful, we can hear God say, I did do something. I made you. |
| 0:46.7 | I mean, you literally are my hands and feet. You are my prophetic people in the world. |
| 0:52.2 | Welcome to the Be the Bridge podcast. Be The Bridge exists to |
| 0:56.8 | empower people and culture toward racial healing, equity, and reconciliation. LaTasha Morrison |
| 1:03.6 | founded Be The Bridge in 2016 to foster needed dialogue in brave spaces and to give people |
| 1:10.3 | the tools to pursue racial justice. |
| 1:12.9 | We provide resources and community to do just that. |
| 1:16.1 | And this podcast is one of those resources. |
| 1:18.7 | You'll hear interviews hosted by Latasha and our team, conversations about current events, |
| 1:24.2 | and encouragement for your racial literacy journey. |
| 1:27.2 | Thank you for listening, subscribing, and engaging in this important work. |
| 1:33.1 | Mehta Bridge family, I'm so excited to have this person on the Beita Bridge podcast. |
| 1:38.8 | Many of you may know him. |
| 1:40.3 | For some, this may be a first introduction. |
| 1:42.8 | Some of you have his books. |
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