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Archives for May 2017

New EWP Talk: Sending Disciples to a Pluralistic World

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Note: This article describes one of the ON’s Economic Wisdom Project Talks, designed to be used as class assignments. At the inaugural Karam Forum, Vincent Bacote of Wheaton College spoke on how Christians can live as faithful disciples in a pluralistic and divided world. This teaching tool is ideal for students to view and discuss in classes such […]

Mission, Culture and Economics

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Jay Moon of Asbury Theological Seminary opened a session at the inaugural Karam Forum with provocative comments on cultural change, communal beliefs and the economics of technology. Using a perplexus ball, Moon describes the “functional integration of a culture” and how social relationships, beliefs and economics/technology are inextricably connected. A change in one portion of […]

Sample Assignments Across the Curriculum

byJennifer Woodruff Tait is managing editor of Christian History, content editor for The High Calling at the Theology of Work Project, an Episcopal priest and the author of The Poisoned Chalice.

Here are more sample assignments to help inspire fresh thinking about how to incorporate a concern for vocation, flourishing and economic justice across the curriculum. As in my last article – which covered biblical studies, theology, preaching and liturgy – several of these ideas were adapted from the Theology of Work Project article “TOW For […]

Fellowships at Acton University

byChris Robertson, Project Manager, Acton Institute

Note: This article is the latest in a series highlighting resources for classrooms and local churches. Sponsored by the Kern Family Foundation, the Oikonomia Fellowship Program is building a cohort of evangelical seminary professors to bridge the sacred-secular divide, promoting sound anthropology and economic understanding in U.S. seminaries and churches. Beginning with attendance at Acton […]

Spotlight: Trinity International University

byAdam Joyce and Greg Forster

The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School has had a busy year. In May of 2016, Donald Guthrie, professor of educational ministries and Jeanette L. Hsieh Chair of Educational Leadership, was named executive director of the CTC. Guthrie, a member of the ON Steering Committee, has imparted a new level of […]

Spotlight: Dallas Theological Seminary

byDarrell Bock, executive director for cultural engagement, Hendricks Center

Oikonomia Network activities continue at Dallas Theological Seminary. Our approach has been to wrap these themes and values around our curriculum. Changes in curriculum are difficult and take a long time, so we build energy and equip students on the faith and work connection through events and other activities. We continue to produce podcasts on […]