by Oikonomia Network | Mar 14, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
At Karam Forum 2017, the Oikonomia Network debuted two short but powerful new videos about the work of our schools and our network. Check them out and share them with peers to help them know what ON is all about! In “Our Partners at Work,” leaders from across the many...
by Jennifer 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. | Mar 14, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
Here are sample assignments to help inspire fresh thinking about how to incorporate a concern for vocation, flourishing and economic justice across the curriculum. Several of these ideas were adapted from the Theology of Work Project article “TOW For Scholars and...
by Mako Fujimura, director of the Brehm Center | Mar 14, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This is an excerpt from Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering. The Oikonomia Network is pleased to announce that Mako will speak at Karam Forum 2018, Jan. 4-5 in the Los Angeles area. See more resources at Mako’s book website. On a day I spent in...
by Evan Lenow, Bobby L. and Janis Eklund Chair of Stewardship and director, Land Center for Cultural Engagement | Mar 14, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
The Land Center for Cultural Engagement coordinates Oikonomia Network programs at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. As part of our faith and work initiative, we plan student events, conferences, colloquia and other activities that seek to bring attention to...
by Kenneth Barnes, Mockler-Phillips Chair in Workplace Theology and Business Ethics and director, Mocker Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace | Mar 14, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
There are few things more daunting to an academic then returning to one’s alma mater to give a talk. When that talk is part of an interview for a teaching position however, the emotional stakes are even higher. That was my experience when I visited Gordon-Conwell...