About Shane Claiborne
Shane Claiborne is one of the founding members of a community called The Simple Way in Philadelphia, Pa. This organization was featured on the cover of Christianity Today. He is the author of The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. Shane is also a prominent activist for the redistribution of resources to the poor.
A graduate of Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry, Shane did his final academic work for Eastern University at Wheaton College (Illinois). While at Wheaton, Shane did an internship at Willow Creek Community Church. In addition to graduate work at Princeton Theological Seminary, Shane is now attending The Alternative Seminary in Philadelphia.
Shane's outlook on ministry to the poor is often compared to Mother Theresa, who he worked along side with during a 10-week term in Calcutta. Recently, Shane spent 3 weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team (a project of Voices in the Wilderness and Christian Peacemaker Teams) where he was witness to the military bombardment of Baghdad. He also serve as a board member for the nation-wide Christian Community Development Association which was founded by the authors and community developers, John Perkins and Wayne Gordon.
Learn more about Shane at www.thesimpleway.org
Author of The Irresistible Revolution