(taped by phone 08/22/07)

BIO: Tony Campolo, PhD, is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University. As a media commentator on religious, social, and political matters, he’s appeared on numerous television programs including The Colbert Report, Nightline, Larry King Live, CNN News, and MSNBC News. Dr. Campolo is an ordained minister and the author of 34 books, including his most recent, The God of Intimacy and Action. 

QUOTE TO NOTE: The “best” spirituality drives you out to work for justice, work for the end of oppression.  Let justice roll down, let there be a commitment to that, that this is true religion, that this is true spirituality, say the Bible, “to love justice, to do mercy, and to walk humbly.  That’s the measure of spirituality.
   . . . If Christ is in you, If Christ is a driving presence in your life, you will be somebody who is committed to the poor and oppressed.

OBSCURE FACTOID: Dr. Campolo was originally set to speak in Annapolis and I was hoping for an actual face-to-face.  Nonetheless, he stepped outside of a busy schedule and graciously too the call mid-day from a hotel room somewhere in middle America. BEHIND THE SCENES: If you listen, you’ll note that I dropped my usual “format” with Dr. Campolo. There is an additional surprise at the end as well

BLOG REFLECTION: can be read here for September 5th.