Shane Claiborne at PSU

We live in a world full of walls, which makes us lonely people – even here at Penn State – stuck in ghettoes of affluence as well as ghettoes of poverty.   Shane will share stories of compassion and reconciliation, making poverty and injustice personal.    This event is for ALL of Penn State – non-Christians as well as Christians.  Enjoy an evening of great speaking, encouragement, and even fun pranks and stunts!

Shane Claiborne: Tearing Down Walls

Monday, November 11th at 7 pm    HUB Auditorium

SPONSORED BY:   Lutheran Campus Ministry, New Life Fellowship, Intervarsity, Center for Ethics & Religious Affairs and Westminster Presbyterian Fellowship

SHANE CLAIBORNE graduated from Eastern University and did graduate work at Princeton Seminary. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Eastern. His adventures have taken him from the streets of Calcutta where he worked with Mother Teresa to the wealthy suburbs of Chicago where he served at the influential mega-church Willow Creek. As a peacemaker, his journeys have taken him to some of the most troubled regions of the world – from Rwanda to the West Bank – and he’s been on peace delegations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Shane is the visionary leader of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped birth and connect radical faith communities around the world. Shane writes and travels extensively speaking about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus. Shane’s books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers – and his classic The Irresistible Revolution. He has been featured in a number of films including “Another World Is Possible” and “Ordinary Radicals.” His books are translated into more than a dozen languages.

Shane speaks over 100 times a year, nationally and internationally. His work has appeared in Esquire, SPIN, Christianity Today, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has been on everything from Fox News and Al Jazeera to CNN and NPR. He’s given academic lectures at Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Liberty, Duke, and Notre Dame. Shane speaks regularly at denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe.