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Cynthia G. Lindner
Cynthia G. Lindner is director of ministry studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School and author of Varieties of Gifts.
What Christian nationalism is and what to do about it
Pamela Cooper-White details best practices for difficult conversations that privilege listening, reflexivity, curiosity, and care.
November 7, 2022
In the Radical Listening Project, Carol Gilligan’s work has found its voice
The psychologist’s new project makes explicit the moral imperative that has animated her work for decades.
September 11, 2019
Putting clergy health in perspective
Pastors and their complex relationship with their work—and with themselves
September 5, 2018
Practical wisdom from the business world
Heather Bradley and Miriam Bamberger Grogan offer a hard-working playbook for addressing ministerial overload.
March 6, 2017
A response to "Toddler on the loose" Case by case: Case by case
It is no surprise that the most active and decisive character in this case, the instigator of this current conflict and the harbinger of change, is a three-year-old.
September 19, 2013
Heirs of the resurrection (Luke 24:36-48)
The first disciples experienced Jesus’ resurrection not as some single triumphant fait accompli, but by fits and starts.
April 21, 2009
Easter 4B (John 10:11-18; Psalm 23)
This is no voluntary association, no transactional contract. The sheep do not earn the shepherd or elect him.
April 21, 2009
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