The Rev. Nathan Wilson first came to my attention when he was serving as the director of public policy for Call to Renewal and I was serving on the board of directors of the National Coalition for the Homeless. Wilson, a former executive director of the West Virginia Council of Churches, is now the minister of the Clintonville Christian Church in Kentucky. He recently gave the keynote address at a conference of the West Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. Wilson remarked that:
If religious values are to influence the public sphere, they ought to make our political discourse more honest, more civil, and more spiritually sensitive-especially to those without the voice and power to be fairly represented. Recently, the increased visibility of partisan religion in politics has often made our political discourse even more polarized and even less sensitive to the poor and the dispossessed. You see, what is at stake here is not just politics; it's deeper than that. In a way, it's deeper even than faith itself. At stake here is the very meaning of our life together.
You can read his full address by clicking here. I highly recommend it. Wilson is a tireless advocate for Christian action on social justice issues. His work is widely regarded by nationally known Christian leaders and he has already established himself as one of the most important faith leaders of his generation. Wilson can be reached at [email protected].
