Major ON events will be taking place at ETS/EPS and Acton University. Here’s the scoop! Acton University: Registration for next June’s Acton University conference opens on Nov. 16. As in previous years, a limited number of evangelical theological educators can get full support to attend the conference through Acton’s Oikonomia Fellowship. The ON will once […]
Archives for November 2015
Teaching Ethics/Missions: Rethinking Poverty Tool
Note: This article describes one of the four ON short talks on theology and economics designed to be used as class assignments. There’s nothing the church needs to rethink as urgently as poverty. Taking action for the flourishing of the poor is central to our solidarity with Jesus, yet too often the church is divided […]
Teaching Systematic: Co-laborers and the Curriculum
Benjamin Quinn, assistant professor of theology and history of ideas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. Co-laboring with the creator himself is one of the many amazing attributes of the imago dei. When God placed our first parents in the garden, […]
Family, Land and Household in the Old Testament
Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa-Pacific University Note: This is the first part of a two-part article. Read the second part here. The connection between the family and ownership of land – economic production – is central to the Bible’s picture of social order. The household of biblical times was both a familial and […]
SEMINARY SPOTLIGHT
Grand Rapids Theological Seminary Darrell Yoder, program director At Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, we are working hard to lead students, pastors and ministry leaders to thoughtfully reflect on the integration of faith, work and economics. Our goal is to encourage ministry that leads to flourishing churches and communities in a way that centers on Jesus […]
More Highlights
Reading Is Fundamental Ken Magnuson, professor of Christian ethics, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary At Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the things we appreciate about our Oikonomia Network program is the opportunity to try different types of events and programs to see what bears fruit. The Commonweal Project has benefitted greatly from this approach, as […]