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Archives for July 2017

Flourishing: What is Good for Us?

byAmy Sherman, Senior Fellow and Director, Center on Faith in Communities

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Amy Sherman’s chapter in the Oikonomia Network’s new minibook, Economic Wisdom for Churches: A Primer on Stewardship, Poverty and Flourishing. In it, Sherman discusses the relational dimensions of flourishing and its meaning for the work of the church. The conversation in the Economic Wisdom for Churches will be sure […]

New EWP Talk: Striving in His Image is Flourishing

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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, Bruce Fields of Trinity International University shared the story of Reverend Leslie – a man who worked hard, was extremely generous and held biblical convictions. After working as a janitor for most of his […]

Karam Forum Early Bird Discount Ends Soon!

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Karam Forum is a two-day gathering for theological educators and Christian academics. Leading Bible and theology scholars will help you train a new generation of Christians who follow King Jesus by loving their neighbors in their daily tasks. At Karam Forum 2018, join Andy Crouch, Mako Fujimura, Amy Sherman, Vincent Bacote, P.J. Hill, David Iglesias, […]

Teaching Ethics: Ethics at Work and in Business

byALISTAIR MACKENZIE, TEACHING FELLOW AT LAIDLAW COLLEGE, NEW ZEALAND, AND MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE THEOLOGY OF WORK PROJECT

Traditional seminary ethics courses tend to focus on an introduction to the main schools of ethical thought and approaches to moral reasoning, combined with discussion of a few contentious moral issues. Topics discussed often include abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, sexual ethics, genetic engineering and war. While thought-provoking, these courses usually leave out the dilemmas people face […]

Spotlight: Nazarene Theological Seminary

byDean Blevins, professor of practical theology and Christian discipleship, Nazarene Theological Seminary

Note: Dean Blevins is an individual faculty partner in the Oikonomia Network. Nazarene Theological Seminary (NTS) has a heritage of vocation, flourishing and economic wisdom programs that will spark additional entrepreneurial efforts in the near future. NTS faculty have crafted courses based on themes of vocational discipleship, discernment in the workplace, preaching workplace faith and […]

Spotlight: The Spirituality of Jesus as a Calling, Part I

byPaul Anderson, professor of biblical and Quaker studies, George Fox University

Note: This article spotlights the work of Paul Anderson, an individual faculty partner in the Oikonomia Network. See Part II of this series here.  Several years ago, Dan Kimball came out with a book entitled They Like Jesus But Not the Church. While American culture has grown less impressed with institutions, people still report profound […]