Shane Claiborne

About Shane

• I was raised in East Tennessee, which is part of the “Bible Belt,” so I grew up surrounded by religion and Christianity.
• Eventually, I realized that the church was more so teaching me what to believe rather than how to live, so I decided I wanted to venture away from home to learn more about truth and love.
• I moved to Philadelphia for college and attended Eastern University, where I studied sociology and youth ministry.
• Some friends and I travelled to Calcutta, India, to work alongside Mother Theresa—she taught us that there’s work that needs to be done everywhere, so we moved back home to help our own community.
• We bought a house in Philadelphia where we live together, share all resources, and do a lot of work to help our neighbors and community.
• Our small New Monasticism community grew into a local non-profit called The Simple Way.
• I wrote a book, “The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical,” which was published in 2006—it details my experiences and describes what I believe is the true Christian lifestyle.