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Can the idea of charisma in leadership help us to understand our world? How has this mysterious word, coined by the Apostle Paul but now applied widely, shaped our church and nation – and what does it mean for us today?

Drawing on her new book Spellbound, University of North Carolina historian Molly Worthen will guide us in understanding the powerful effects of charisma in leadership on religious and political life in America. Exploring this idea together through a Christian lens, from the Puritans to the 21st century, we’ll be equipped to understand a hidden dynamic that has shaped our common life.

“The great story of charisma in American history… has never been more thrillingly told, never more learnedly explicated.” —Historian Tom Holland, author of Dominion and co-host of The Rest Is History, on Molly Worthen’s Spellbound

Join us on Friday, October 10 at 1:30 PM ET for an Online Conversation with Molly Worthen.