D. Michael Lindsay to lead Taylor University: Why a Christian higher education is crucial today
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 16 March 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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In this Daily Article Special Edition for March 16, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison talks with D. Michael Lindsay, the newly appointed President of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. They discuss Lindsay's new role, his forthcoming book "Hinge Moments," why he chose a new position, his previous success at Gordon College, and why a Christian higher education may be more important now than ever.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison |
| 0:07.7 | Forum. Now, here's Dr. Denison. I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and I'm here today with my very |
| 0:14.9 | dear friend, Dr. Michael Lindsay, we're making an announcement together that I am so honored to |
| 0:19.6 | participate in and be able to share with you. |
| 0:21.6 | But before we get to that, into the conversation I'm excited to have, let me say just a few words by way of introduction. |
| 0:27.6 | I don't know that Dr. Lindsay is going to like this much, but I have to tell you that he is absolutely one of the most esteemed, one of the most respected evangelical scholars in the world. |
| 0:37.1 | His degrees are from Baylor, |
| 0:38.7 | from Princeton Seminary, from Oxford University, a PhD from Princeton University, taught sociology |
| 0:45.2 | at Rice University before being called to be president of Gordon College, perhaps the only |
| 0:50.3 | evangelical university in New England, one of the finest evangelical universities in the world. |
| 0:56.5 | His first solo work was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared with New York Times, |
| 1:02.0 | Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox, lectured on Sixth continents, just an absolutely remarkable scholar |
| 1:08.1 | in the larger Christian world. But I am so grateful for his friendship. |
| 1:11.6 | It was my privilege to be his wife's pastor in Dallas and to know Michael through that connection, |
| 1:16.6 | through that relationship. |
| 1:18.6 | And I will tell you, even before we move into our conversation, that he and Rebecca are two of the |
| 1:23.6 | most passionate believers I've ever known. |
| 1:25.6 | Their heart for Jesus, their desire to use |
| 1:28.0 | their incredible intellectual gifts to advance the kingdom, to steward the church, to serve the church, |
| 1:34.7 | to resource the church is an ongoing encouragement to me. And so it's an incredible privilege for me |
| 1:39.8 | to be in this conversation and be able to introduce my friend to you and talk with you together. So |
| 1:44.6 | Dr. Lindsay, welcome to our conversation today. Thanks so much for having me on, Jim. It's my honor. |
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