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.

Michael Lindsay is a member of the sociology faculty at Rice University, where he is also the Faculty Associate of Leadership Rice and Assistant Director of the Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life. He is the author of two books, both with George Gallup, Jr., and has written many scholarly and popular essays. He has received several awards for his writing, teaching, and speaking and writes a regular column for Rev! magazine.