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The president as master storyteller
December 1, 2016At the end of the previous post, I cited Barack Obama as an example of a public official who...
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Building bridges through language and culture — Mandela continued
November 20, 2014In the last post, we saw the importance of Nelson Mandela’s ability to interact with Afrikaners in their own...
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John F. Kennedy and stories of identity
January 4, 2014In November, I did a quick stop-over in the US on my way back to Amsterdam from Argentina. ...
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The remarkable stories of inclusion continue
December 27, 2013Again this week, I caught myself thinking that I was writing a bit too much about Pope Francis and...
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Pope Francis’ story for the future of the Catholic Church
November 29, 2013Once again this week, news from the Vatican drew me back to writing about Pope Francis. I continue...
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Pope Francis and stories of collective identity
October 18, 2013In the past few weeks, we have seen a variety of ways in which Pope Francis has employed personal...