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Karam Forum 2021: Reviving Reconciliation (without Changing Your Flight!)
Chris Brooks will speak at Karam Forum 2021 on “Reviving Reconciliation,” and folks from leading investment firm Eventide will join us to talk about the tough theological questions raised by modern finance. That’s on top of David French and Michael Wear on justice and...
Join us Oct. 14 to Discuss Entrepreneurship and Theological Education
Entrepreneurship and theological education need each other. In the rapidly changing cultures and economies we serve, theological schools are uniquely equipped to bless our communities by helping students develop biblically-informed approaches to entrepreneurship. This...
Uncomfortable Wisdom for Work from Ecclesiastes
Note: Excerpt from Wisdom and Work (Wipf & Stock 2021). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Ecclesiastes represents one of the most – if not the most – intriguing and misunderstood books in all of the biblical canon. It has...
Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunity
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve...
The Black Family: The Hope of “True Religion”
Note: Excerpt from Why Black Lives Matter (ed. Anthony Bradley, Wipf & Stock 2020). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Bruce Fields, a beloved member of our community, went to be with the church triumphant last year. The way of...
Seminary Spotlight: Connecting Christ and Culture
A window cleaner, an associate pastor and an educator would typically have little in common. But they do share one thing: they, like thousands of other believers, have been challenged to integrate their work, culture, faith, vocation and concepts of economic wisdom...
Karam Forum 2021, Live in Ft. Worth or via Zoom: Buy Now, Decide Later!
We’re announcing more opportunities at Karam Forum, which will gather for catalytic conversations about justice and discipleship at Doxology Bible Church in Ft. Worth this November 18-19. Chris Brooks, Jennifer Powell McNutt, Gavin Ortlund, David French, Michael...
When Rich People Pray for Bread
Pictured: Caricature of Kuyper's opening speech at the 1891 Social Congress. Note: Excerpt from “Commentary on Lord’s Day 50 of the Heidelberg Catechism,” in On Business and Economics (Lexham 2021), part of the 12-volume Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public...
A Career in Ruins and a Lover of Footnotes
Two important contributors to our community, Bob Cooley and Anthony Cross, have joined the church triumphant this year. As they exalt in the victory of the saints in our Lord Jesus, we pause this month to express our gratitude to our Lord for all they gave to us, to...
Productive Work and the Virtue of Economic Growth
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve...