The Oikonomia Network and the Acton Institute are proud to announce a new level of partnership through the Oikonomia Fellows Program. Since 2009, this program has provided full support for a limited number of evangelical theological educators to attend the annual Acton University conference. Starting with next year’s conference, the Oikonomia Network will take primary […]
Archives for December 2015
Teaching Systematic/Missions: Churches & Communities Tool
Note: This article describes one of the four ON short talks on theology and economics designed to be used as class assignments. “Christ and culture!” Sometimes it seems like those three words could start an argument in an empty room. But there is actually a deep consensus in the church about many of the things […]
Teaching OT: Wisdom on Work
Timothy Finlay, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific Seminary Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. The wisdom books, especially Proverbs, are a superb resource for equipping our students on the topics of work, diligence, sloth, wealth and poverty. Old Testament classes ought to draw students’ […]
Households and Economic Injustice in the Old Testament
Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific University Note: This is the second part of a two-part article. In the first part of this article we looked at how the family is foundational to property systems and economic flourishing in the Old Testament. The household was simultaneously a familial unit and an economic unit, and […]
Seminary Spotlight
Trinity International University Taylor Worley, managing director, Center for Transformational Churches Constantine Campbell, associate professor of New Testament Greg Forster, director, Oikonomia Network The academic year at Trinity began with the exciting launch of the Center for Transformational Churches (CTC). The center exists to develop Christian leaders, congregations, and communities that empower gospel change through […]
More Highlights
Student Ambassadors Jim Hislop, director, Center for Leadership Development, Western Seminary This year we began a new initiative to multiply the impact of our understanding of the theology of work and its implications in six local churches in the Portland area. We are in the middle of launching phase one of a two-phase initiative. We […]