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Posts by Timothy Muehlhoff

Timothy Muehlhoff

Tim Muehlhoff (Ph.D.) is the Senior Director of Biola’s that seeks to reintroduce compassion and civility into our disagreements. He is the co-host of the Winsome Conviction Podcast where people with differing viewpoints are brought on for engaging dialogue. Tim has written extensively in the area of cultural engagement and conflict including , , , and his newest book (co-written with Sean McDowell) is .

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Episode 135: What Does A Win Look Like?
Julia Hejduk, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 10, 2025
In the abortion debates, what does a win look like? On today’s episode, Tim resumes the conversation with Julia Hejduk (Ph.D.) on abortion and...
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Episode 134: Understanding The Other In The Abortion War
Julia Hejduk, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 27, 2025
Are there some topics and issues where we just can’t have a winsome conversation? For many listeners, abortion is likely high on the list. It...
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Episode 133: On The Ground In The Middle East
Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Saad Soliman — October 13, 2025
Last year, five months after the terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7th, Simon Greer, a Jewish leader and social entrepreneur, assembled...
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Episode 132: Bridging The Divide In The Israel-Palestine Conflict
Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Saad Soliman — September 29, 2025
Simon Greer, a Jewish leader, social entrepreneur, and founder of Bridging the Gap, and Saad Soliman, a Muslim entrepreneur and justice reform...
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Episode 131: Intellectual Humility In Public Engagement
Liz Hall, Timothy Muehlhoff, Erin Smith — September 15, 2025
On today’s episode, Tim speaks with psychologists Liz Hall (Ph.D.) and Erin Smith (Ph.D.) on the virtue of intellectual humility and the...
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Episode 130: Offering Apologies Involving Contentious Issues
Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — September 01, 2025
Dr. Ed Uszynski (Ph.D.) is back on the podcast to speak with Tim about a provocative cultural moment: when Max Lucado issued an apology to a...
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Episode 129: The Psychology Of Myside Bias
Liz Hall, Timothy Muehlhoff, Erin Smith — August 18, 2025
Psychologists Liz Hall (Ph.D.) and Erin Smith (Ph.D.) are back on the podcast to speak with Tim about myside bias, a prevalent phenomenon that...
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Episode 128: Perspective-Taking With Critical Race Theory
Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — August 04, 2025
On today’s episode, we’re practicing perspective-taking on the topic of Critical Race Theory, and we’re getting some help from today’s guest Dr....
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Episode 127: Emotional Awareness When Engaging Scientific Technologies
Liz Hall, Timothy Muehlhoff, Erin Smith — July 21, 2025
On today’s episode, Tim speaks with psychologists Liz Hall (Ph.D.) and Erin Smith (Ph.D.) on how emotions shape perspectives on science,...
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Episode 126: Reports From The Front: Braver Angels
Rick Langer, Tim Milosch, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 07, 2025
Tim Milosch (Ph.D.) joins today’s episode for another edition of Report From The Front, conversations with people who are doing it right, to...
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Episode 125: Friendship, Neighbor Love, and Religious Disagreement
Greg Johnson, Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — June 23, 2025
How do friends who hold differing views of religion and faith maintain a friendship? How do friends handle central and fundamental disagreements...
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Episode 124: Fostering Interfaith Dialogue Between Faith-based Universities
Greg Johnson, Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — June 09, 2025
Undergraduate students have a thirst for interfaith conversations. So this past spring professors and students from Brigham Young University...
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Episode 123: Speak Truth In Love In Politics, Too
Denise Gitsham, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 26, 2025
On today’s episode, political commentator, author, and attorney Denise Gitsham speaks with Tim about some major themes in her book, Politics for...
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Is Empathy a Sin?
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 19, 2025
Tim recently spoke with Sean McDowell over at the Think Biblically podcaston empathy and how empathy is being weaponized by Progressives to...
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Is Empathy a Sin?
with Tim Muehlhoff
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 13, 2025
Is empathy being weaponized by Progressives to manipulate Christians into adopting certain ethical and political views? Is empathy a virtue, or...
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Episode 122: The Spirit Of Our Politics
Timothy Muehlhoff, Michael Wear — May 12, 2025
On today’s episode, Tim speaks with Michael Wear, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life and author of the book, The...
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Episode 121: Build Muscle For Inquiry
Rick Langer, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Timothy Muehlhoff — April 28, 2025
Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, professor of Religious Studies at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, is also a campus...
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Episode 120: The Religious Impulse And The Quest For God
Rick Langer, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Timothy Muehlhoff — April 14, 2025
On today’s episode, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, professor of Religious Studies at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA,...
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Episode 119: The Moral Theology of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Christopher Brooks, Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — March 31, 2025
Today’s episode is a collaborative effort with the Think Biblically podcast, where Scott and Tim speak with Rev. Chris Brooks on the meaning of...
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The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Christopher Brooks, Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — March 25, 2025
What is the enduring legacy of MLK?, why has the culture neglected the theological basis for his civil rights work?, what assumptions to white and...
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Episode 118: On Being Called A Heretic
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — March 17, 2025
Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.), good friend of ɫ��ɫ��̳ and The Winsome Conviction Project, knows that being a public figure comes with a cost....
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Episode 117: The Times Are Evangelistically Pregnant
Rebecca McLaughlin, Timothy Muehlhoff — March 03, 2025
Although trends show declines in church attendance, Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin (Ph.D. Cambridge University) believes we are living in an...
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Benefits of Lunch Outside the Office: A Response
Timothy Muehlhoff — February 28, 2025
Tim recently responded to a thoughtful commencement speech given by a scholar who advocates for having lunch with people with whom you both agree...
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Episode 116: Tackle Political And Social Issues Like An Exile
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — February 17, 2025
Dr. Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) joins today’s episode to speak with Tim and Rick on the work he's doing to help foster civil, thoughtful, and...
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Episode 115: On Christian Nationalism
Rick Langer, Tim Milosch, Timothy Muehlhoff — February 03, 2025
Special guest Tim Milosch (Ph.D.) joins today’s podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on the multifaceted phenomenon of Christian Nationalism. They...