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Katharine Rhodes Henderson

The Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes Henderson is the President of Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City, an institute for religious leadership, founded in 1818 with a history of commitment to progressive social causes from abolition of slavery to women's rights. She blogs at newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith.

articles/2009/11/21/if-wall-street-repents-can-main-street-forgive/zehner-goldman-1_64622_thtpxn

If Wall Street Repents, Can Main Street Forgive?

After a minister, a seminary president, and a former Goldman Sachs partner suggested in The Daily Beast that Goldman create a fund to invest in small businesses, the firm did just that. But now they say the Wall Street behemoth's path to redemption has just begun.

Jacki Zehner

articles/2009/11/14/can-goldman-find-god/zehner-goldman_62908_y3gekc

Can Goldman Find God?

Lloyd Blankfein says Goldman Sachs is “doing God’s work.” Is it? A former Goldman partner, a minister, and seminary president have an biblically ambitious plan to help the company do just that.

Jacki Zehner

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