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Archives for June 2019

Seeking Economic Wisdom at Karam Forum

June 3, 2019 by Oikonomia Network

At Karam Forum 2019, we gathered an interdisciplinary panel to seek economic wisdom, drawing on scholarship in both theology and economics as well as the wisdom of pastoral experience. Our panel featured four pastors, three seminary professors and two economists – sitting on only six chairs! Through the conversation we discovered insights on topics ranging […]

Ethics Curricular Workshop: Faculty Interview

June 3, 2019 byKevin Kinghorn, professor of philosophy and religion, Asbury Theological Seminary

This interview is the latest in a series of articles sharing insights from a joint curricular development initiative of the ON, the Theology of Work Project and three ON schools (Asbury, Assemblies of God and Western). Tell us about the class you examined in the curricular workshop. It’s a master’s level course, TH634: The Theology and Ethics […]

We’re All Dead? Book Excerpt and AU Lunch Event

June 3, 2019 by Oikonomia Network

Since the Keynesian Revolution invented modern macroeconomics, all mainstream schools of economics have taught us that we should be happy if we are prosperous. But instead, we feel hollow and morally anxious – our economy feels empty. The Keynesian Revolution and Our Empty Economy: We’re All Dead by Victor Claar and Greg Forster calls us to restore […]

Small Group Study: Jesus and Your Job

June 3, 2019 bySean McDonough, professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Note: This interview highlights the small-group video study curriculum “Jesus and Your Job,” from the Theology of Work Project. What are the big insights people will get from this video series? When people – both inside and outside the church – hear the word “Jesus,” they might think of a church building, or of “heaven,” or […]

Leaders Who Empower

June 3, 2019 byJustin Irving, professor of ministry leadership; and Mark Strauss, university professor of New Testament

Note: This article is adapted from Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Perspectives for Servant Leader by Justin A. Irving and Mark L. Strauss (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019). In his 1978 book simply titled Leadership, James MacGregor Burns notes that leadership is “one of the most observed and the least understood phenomena on earth” (p. […]

Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

June 3, 2019 byGreg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network

The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor development opportunities for faculty and students, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events. In addition, CTC houses the national office of the Oikonomia Network. Our integrating themes are whole-life discipleship and the future of theological education. Some of our recurring points […]

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