RLC Network Tony Campolo

Tony Campolo

https://www.redletterchristians.org

Tony Campolo is Professor of Sociology at Eastern University, and was formerly on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. For 40 years, he founded and led the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, and organization that created and supported programs serving needy communities in the Third World as well as in “at risk” neighborhoods across North America. More recently, Dr. Campolo has provided leadership for the Red Letter Christians movement. He blogs regularly at his own website. Tony and his wife Peggy live near Philadelphia, and have two children and four grandchildren.

History Through the Eyes of the Poor & Oppressed

September 13, 2017

General, Global, Race

In the heated rhetoric these days, it's important to not only know what happened before and after the Civil War, but also, why it happened. Perhaps the time has come for we Americans to rewrite much of our own history.

Red Letter Christians in These Troubling Times

September 4, 2017

General, Politics, Race, Theology

We need to pray for the brothers and sisters who articulate the ugly values that were broadcast over television sets around the world, demonstrating that in America the problem of racism has been in no way resolved.

Siding with Jesus & Justice

August 18, 2017

Politics, Race, Theology

White Evangelicalism is losing its credibility. It's time to adopt the new label of "Red Letter Christian" in order to define yourself and stand on the side of Jesus and justice.

Why Evangelicals Voted for Donald Trump…and Continue to Support Him

July 24, 2017

General, Politics

That such outrageous lies are not challenged by the prominent evangelical leaders who supported his campaign seems that they may have sold their souls just to be in good with the politically powerful in Washington.

Repentance When Taking Bread & Wine

July 12, 2017

General, Race, Sexual Minorities, Theology

There have been times when, in the face of racism and homophobia, I remained silent and did nothing – and that silence was sin.

A University for Red Letter Christians

June 7, 2017

General, Practical Justice

It is there at Eastern University, located in St. Davids, Penn., that the Red Letter Christians movement was birthed.

REVIEW: “A Theology of Race and Place”

April 3, 2017

Books, Race, Theology

In an era of racial profiling and exclusion of the "other," Draper presents a critical yet hopeful vision for the joining work of the gospel.

Jim Wallis For President

March 15, 2017

Let me know if Jim Wallis for President is a proposal you are ready to support.

Can A Juror Be Disqualified For Following Jesus?

February 27, 2017

Is there no room for Jesus in the courts of Texas?

Red Letters Are For White Working Men Too

February 17, 2017

Jesus did not find His followers among the elite of His day. It was the working class folks who heard Him and from whom he chose His disciples.