Jim Wallis, an evangelical, is the leading figure at the crossroads of religion and politics in America today. He is a public theologian, nationally renowned preacher, faith-based activist and author of seven books. He is the founder of Sojourners, a nationwide network of progressive Christians working for justice and peace, and continues to serve as the editor of Sojourners magazine, covering faith, politics, and culture. He is also the Convener of Call to Renewal, a national federation of churches and faith-based organizations working together to overcome poverty by changing the direction of public policy. Wallis has been an Institute of Politics Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, and has taught on faith, politics, and society both there and at the Harvard Divinity School. Time magazine once named Wallis one of the fifty faces for America’s future. Wallis speaks at more than two hundred events a year, and his columns appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and dozens of other newspapers around the country. He also offers regular commentary and analysis for radio and television. Wallis currently lives in inner-city Washington, D.C., with his wife, Joy Carroll, and two sons, Luke and Jack.