I just saw this on edgehill.org (website of Edgehill United Methodist Church in Nashville)

God’s Politics

Edgehill United Methodist Church Presents:
God’s Politics, an evening with Jim Wallis
and special guests Jars Of Clay, Buddy Miller and Ashley Cleveland

Tuesday, May 24th 7:00 PM, Belcourt Theater-Nashville, TN
Tickets $10 (available at Edgehill UMC: 615-254-7628)

Best-selling author Jim Wallis is a Christian leader for social change. He is a speaker, author, activist, and international commentator on ethics and public life. His latest book, God’s Politics, offers a clarion call to make both our religious communities and our government more accountable to key values of the prophetic religious tradition – that is, make them pro-justice, pro-peace, pro-environment, pro-equality, pro-consistent ethic of life (beyond single issue voting), and pro-family (without making scapegoats of single mothers or gays and lesbians). These are the values of love and justice, reconciliation, and community that Jesus taught and that are at the core of what many of us believe, Christian or not.

On this special night Jim is joined by three of Nashville’s most acclaimed and respected artists for a combination of music, speaking and lively Q&A time. Grammy (R) Award winners Jars Of Clay and Ashley Cleveland return to Nashville after a month on the road together, each in support of new projects that reclaim and rework classic and ancient Christian hymns and spirituals for a new generation of progressive music listeners (Jars Of Clay: Redemption Songs; Ashley Cleveland: Men & Angels Say). Grammy nominated Buddy Miller is one of the finest guitarists and songwriters working today. Emmylou Harris, in whose band Buddy served for 8 years, calls the 51-year old Ohio-born Nashville transplant “one of the best guitar players of all time.” Steve Earle, another former bandmate, pronounces him “the best country singer working today.” His latest CD is the acclaimed Universal United House of Prayer.

Jim Wallis was a founder of Sojourners – Christians for justice and peace – more than 30 years ago and continues to serve as the editor of Sojourners magazine, covering faith, politics and culture. In 1995, Wallis was instrumental in forming Call to Renewal, a national federation of churches, denominations, and faith-based organizations from across the theological and political spectrum working to overcome poverty.

Wallis speaks at more than 200 events a year and his columns appear in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and other major newspapers. His most recent book is God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It (Harper Collins, 2005). He offers regular commentary and analysis for radio and television and teaches a course at Harvard University on “Faith, Politics, and Society.”

The evening is presented by Edgehill United Methodist Church 1502 Edgehill Ave. Nashville, TN 37212 www.edgehill.org

I’m there , man