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Leander Harding

The Very Rev. Leander S. Harding, PhD, dean of the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany, New York, is in his fourth decade as a priest of the Episcopal Church. His several books include To Persevere in Love: Meditations on the Ministerial Priesthood from an Anglican Perspective (Wipf & Stock, 2013) and In the Breaking of the Bread: A User's Guide to a Service of Holy Communion in the Anglican Tradition (Wipf & Stock, 2010).

On Providence & Practical Deism

Even Christians sometimes slip into a kind of practical deism. Do we believe that God is at work and present even in the midst of suffering?

Mary’s Veil

In what ways do we imitate the saints to begin a journey with Jesus? And how does that imitation provoke and allure others?

Explaining the Church to Teenagers

How do we reconcile the creedal claim of the Church's unity with the obvious divisions we see every day in the Body of Christ?

A Visit from the Holy Spirit

A seasoned pastor shares a visceral experience of grief for those seemingly cut off from the means of grace and the hope of the Gospel.

Mary Ridge School: A Personal Reflection on Formation and Calling

A senior priest reflects on formation, calling, and family systems in this personal reflection drawn from his forthcoming memoirs.

A Recommendation of the Acton Institute

I have been attending theology conferences for over 40 years, and I have just returned from a conference that has inspired, challenged, and equipped...

Alexander Schmemann on Secularism

I have for many years recommended “How the World Lost Its Story” by the late Robert Jenson as a brilliant, succinct, and prophetic analysis of...

Bring Back the Greeks

I have a talk on modernity and mission in which I try to diagnose the challenge of modernity and lay out a strategy for an...

An Apocalyptic Moment

I have written elsewhere about my experience taking a tour as a chaplain at Ground Zero several weeks after the planes struck the World Trade...

Indiana’s Date with Destiny

By Leander Harding I heartily recommend the latest Indiana Jones movie, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. It is not Shakespeare, but it is exactly...