Michael Lindsay

A popular speaker and prolific writer, Dr. Michael Lindsay is recognized as an expert on the relationship between faith and culture. Recently, Dr. Lindsay completed the largest and most comprehensive study on religious identity among the country’s most recognized, public leaders. This research has already received international acclaim, garnering awards from the International Leadership Association as well as several scholarly bodies. With degrees from Baylor, Oxford and Princeton, Lindsay is now a faculty member at Rice University in the department of sociology.

Government

Social Mobility and Power

Interview with Michael Linsday, Sociologist and President of Gordon College

Recently named the 8th president of Gordon College, Michael Lindsay has been a leading expert on religion and public life over the last several years. As a sociologist and professor at Rice University, Lindsay has interviewed hundreds of Christ followers who are in positions of cultural power. In this interview, he and Andy Crouch explore the relationship between Christians, social mobility, and power.

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Gospel

Social Mobility and Power

How do societal leaders exercise their faith within their circle of influence? The fact is that faith does compel the decisions that Evangelical leaders make. Michael Lindsay discusses his research that is compiled in the book, Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite. There is a great opportunity for Christians to practice their faith in the working world. Power is exercised through networks or what is known by in the church as, community. By creating, convening, and having a cosmopolitan power is where there are real hopeful signs for how Christians engage culture.

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Cities

Cosmopolitan Intelligence

Get a glimpse into the lives of our nation's top CEOs, presidents, athletes, writers, educators and pastors. Learn how the power to convene shapes our society and how faith unifies an otherwise diverse group, through Lindsay's report.

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