Red Letter Revolution

What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?

By: Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo

Narrated by: Stu Gray, Henry O. Arnold

Framed as a captivating dialogue between Shane Claiborne, a progressive young evangelical, and Tony Campolo, a seasoned pastor and professor of sociology, Red Letter Revolution is a life-altering manifesto for skeptics and Christians alike.

Best-selling authors Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo talk candidly about the life and teaching of Jesus and the wisdom he offers our fractured world. It is time to re-imagine the world and the way we live—the old patterns of politics, economics, and religion that aren’t working. It’s time for a new kind of Christianity. In Red Letter Revolution, best-selling authors Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo take on the hardest issues facing our world. They show that Jesus’ example is relevant and revolutionary and call us back to a Christianity that looks like him again. In this ambitious project, they mine the words of Jesus—the “red letters” of Scripture—asking the simple question, “What if we lived out the stuff he said?”

From the power in Washington to the poverty in rural towns to the broken systems everywhere else, the world is looking for salvation. But this salvation is not just for people’s souls—it’s for schools, governments, churches, and families.

Red Letter Revolution is about politics, but it’s fresh. It’s about theology, but it’s real. It’s about economics, but it’s interesting. It’s about Jesus, who longs to transform the world despite the embarrassing things his followers have done in his name. For conservatives and progressives, skeptics and believers, Red Letter Revolution undertakes the world-shaping mission to understand how Jesus’ words could change everything—if we’d only give them a chance.

Fantastic Read

This is an important read for all Christians and all people of faith. The authors give a wonderful description of what true faith should look like. I would encourage all to read this fine book.

Thought Provoking

I enjoyed the easy flow if conversation between Tony and Shane. They didn't shy away from the topics that truly matter and ask us to consider if we are willing to be disciples of Christ, admirers, or do we just like to use the name Christian to justify our views...

Spot on.....but

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, with caution about their practice of eisegesis.

What other book might you compare Red Letter Revolution to and why?

It is quite unique although it follows much of what the emerging church espouses.

Have you listened to any of Stu Gray and Chip Arnold ’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

no.

Any additional comments?

Claiborne and Campolo work well together. I personally believe their views of the church today and their response is where Christianity needs to move. With that said, it drove me nuts listening to them quote book, chapter and verse almost every minute to prove their point. The very thing they criticize of other Christians, they do themselves. Had they presented their ideas (based upon their understanding of the Scriptures) without the eisegesis, it might have made them more credible biblical scholars. So, if you can get past this, their ideas and practices are, in my opinion, spot-on for the Church today.

We christians need this message

Although I do not agree on all the theological subjects discussed, I welcome the message of unity and love. Provoking and inspiring.

Over a decade old and more pertinent than ever

I read this book back when it first came out: 2011. Ten years has done nothing to diminish the message; if anything, it becomes more urgent for today.

The authors do an immense job of pointing out, without being preachy, how the Church has missed the mark of Jesus' teachings in many ways, and has therefore taken the core of the Gospel away from people. The book discusses not just where we have fallen down a bit, but offers real, "on the daily" advice about how we can redirect ourselves and our efforts towards being Christ's ambassadors in our world.

Though heavy and convicting at times, the book offers hope to all of us in language we can all understand.