Loving Our Enemy in a Wounded World — Shane Claiborne

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of loving one's enemies through the lens of proximity, humility, and the teachings of Jesus.

From the Holy Land and US Prisons to our very living rooms, this conversation reveals how proximity, humility, and courageous tenderness make enemy love—the radical way of Jesus—possible, disarming fear, confronting injustice, and transforming our own hearts in the process.01:53 Two Stories - The call to enemy love 05:36 Grappling with enemy love 10:19 Tent of Nations - refusing to be enemies 11:29 How to build our capacity for enemy love 14:33 Creativity in refusing violence 17:30 Personal wrestling - who is my enemy? 21:25 Different versions of Jesus 22:11 The state of our hearts towards our enemies 23:17 Thank God I’m not like those people... 24:51 Speaking ill of others 29:28 Story from death row 34:03 Am I condoning my enemy’s behavior? 40:18 Loving individuals while resisting harmful systems 44:13 Closing Mentioned in this episode: In a world of division, your support fuels peace, courage, and connection. Help us keep going. Donate Now. Donate

People in this episode

Host: Global Immersion

Guest: Shane Claiborne

Topics covered

• enemy love
• humility
• injustice
• transformation
• courageous tenderness

Keywords

• enemy love
• Jesus
• humility
• injustice
• transformation
• fear
• violence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Holy Land, US Prisons, death row