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Red-Letter Christians is a non-denominational movement within Evangelical Christianity. "Red-Letter" refers to New Testament verses and parts of verses printed in red ink , to indicate the words attributed to Jesus without the use of quotation marks .
Shane Claiborne (born July 11, 1975) is an American evangelical Christian and founder, an author and organizational leader.He is one of the founders of the non-profit organization, The Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, cofounder of the Red-Letter Christians, and has been described as a founder, as well, of the New Monastic movement. [1]
In 2007, the organization Red-Letter Christians was founded by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne with the aim of bringing together evangelicals who believe in the importance of insisting on issues of social justice mentioned by Jesus (in red in some translations of the Bible).
The first modern, fully "red letter" bible was published in 1901. [2] The red letter bible instantly became popular, and is sometimes favored by Protestant Christians in the United States. The format has been cited as particularly useful in King James Version editions, which do not use quotation marks .
[15] [16] He also became a leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which aims to put emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. [17] [18] In March 2011, Campolo began hosting the TV show Red Letter Christians, aired on JC-TV. This weekly half-hour talk show features interviews with leaders in the Red-Letter Christian movement. [19]
Red letter is an English language idiom that may refer to: A red letter day, an important occasion, festival, or anniversary; A red letter edition, usually of the Bible, with portions of the text written in red ink; Red-Letter Christians, a movement named for the words attributed to Jesus in red letter editions of the Bible
Tony Campolo, pastor, sociologist, author, public speaker and leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement; Shane Claiborne, writer, political activist and leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement; Charles Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship, author of Born Again; James Dobson, psychologist, founder of Focus on the Family, author of Dare to ...
In 2007, the Red-Letter Christians movement was founded by Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne to insist to Jesus' words by promoting biblical values such as peace, the fight against poverty, the defense of peace, building strong families, respecting human rights and welcoming foreigners. [12] [13]