Chris Haw

Not to be confused with Chris Hawk.
Chris Haw

A photograph of two men with facial hair wearing t-shirts while speaking into black handheld microphones and gripping black music stands indoors

Chris Haw (left) and Shane Claiborne (right) on their Jesus for President book tour
Born 1981
Chicago metropolitan area
Occupation Writer
Language English
Nationality American
Alma mater Villanova University
Genre Christian devotional literature
Subjects New Monasticism
Self-denial
Social justice
Notable works Jesus for President
From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart
Years active 2008-present
Spouse Cassie Haw
Children Simon Haw
Website
www.chris-haw.com

Chris Haw (born 1981)[1] is an important figure in New Monasticism.[2] He was baptised into the Catholic Church[3] and attended Catholic churches as a child until his mother started attending Willow Creek Community Church, a megachurch located in the Chicago metropolitan area of Illinois, and he switched to attending there as well.[4] He studied theology at Villanova University.[5] He spent a semester in Belize studying Christian views on environmentalism.[6] In 2004, Haw founded Camden Community House,[7] a Christian intentional community in Camden, New Jersey composed of people who seek to emulate early Christians by being actively involved in their community and by sharing wealth throughout the community.[8] He co-wrote the book Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals with Shane Claiborne.[9] He first met Claiborne at Willow Creek.[8] After co-writing Jesus for President with Claiborne, Haw went on to write From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling my Love for Catholicism, a work of Christian apologetics that documents his transitions from Catholicism to Evangelicalism and back to Catholicism.[2] Haw has a wife named Cassie and a son named Simon.[10]

References

  1. Brachear, Manya A. (November 24, 2012). "A Catholic Homecoming: Chris Haw Explores His Journey from Evangelicalism Back to Catholicism". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Braune, Joan (March 23, 2015). "The New Young Catholics". America 212 (10). p. 36. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. "Writers Recount Their Own Faith Stories in New Books". Catholic Sentinel. December 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  4. Roberts, Tom (July 20, 2013). "Swimming Against a Demographic Tide". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  5. Westerlund, George (April 15, 2008). "Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals". Library Journal 133 (7): 89.
  6. Samson (2014), p. 97.
  7. Jones (2010), p. 32.
  8. 1 2 Campell, Susan (June 22, 2008). "The Case for Jesus as President". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  9. Swanson, David (March 28, 2008). "Book Review: Jesus for President (Part 1)". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  10. "Catholic Again, After Living in Camden". Catholic Star Herald. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.

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