The annual faculty retreat of the Oikonomia Network, held on Jan. 8-10, focused on the need for theological education to change in a changing world. The retreat hosted 63 theological educators from 23 schools. Plenary speakers addressed the need for both organizational and intellectual changes. Breakout workshops stimulated thought about best practices and program design. […]
Archives for February 2015
Getting Past “Order v. Sin”
Theology and Business: From “Order v. Sin” to Personhood, Relationship, and Community Randal Franz, associate professor of management, Seattle Pacific University This article is adapted by the author from “An Exercise in Theological Imagination,” which appeared in the Journal of Biblical Integration in Business. Even before the recent Great Recession prompted many to rethink our […]
The Privilege of Teaching
Donald Guthrie, Jeanette L. Hsieh Chair of Educational Leadership, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School The ON advisory committee has developed a brief summary of key pedagogical principles that guide its work when considering syllabi and other potential “helpful models.” This article introduces the document to the ON community. If you are a faculty member, how do […]
A Time for Change
The annual faculty retreat of the Oikonomia Network, held on Jan. 8-10, focused on the need for theological education to change in a changing world. The retreat hosted 63 theological educators from 23 schools. Plenary speakers addressed the need for both organizational and intellectual changes. Breakout workshops stimulated thought about best practices and program design. […]
SEMINARY SPOTLIGHT
Beeson Divinity School Mark DeVine, associate professor of divinity Beeson Divinity School joined the Oikonomia Network in August 2013. We seek to engage students, pastors, and faculty in reflection upon human flourishing according to the witness of Holy Scripture in order to address contemporary challenges. Our efforts focused on several areas of engagement: Chapel Speakers […]
More Highlights
Seminary, Church, and Marketplace Jim Hislop, director, Center for Leadership Development, Western Seminary At Western Seminary we are working to develop and equip “model churches” in the communities we have influence in. We ask the leaders of these churches to explore the issues of faith, work, and economics – to begin seeing their congregations not […]
New at AU
Get ready for a change – the Acton Institute’s fellowship program is adapting to serve you better. Since 2009, Acton has offered a fellowship that pays for seminary professors and administrators to attend its Acton University conference every June. The conference and the fellowship have both grown and changed a great deal since then. Don’t […]