At Karam Forum we gather as practitioners and friends of theological education to talk about how theology changes life. At our 2019 meeting, one focus was systematic theology as a discipline. Engaging TED-style talks explored how our daily vocations are shaped by the doctrine of the Trinity, soteriology and ecclesiology. We will, of course, be […]
Sign Up for Curricular Workshops at ETS/SBL/AAR
The Oikonomia Network is offering theological faculty in our partner schools a unique opportunity this fall. We’re grateful that you’re walking alongside us in making the changes theological education needs for the coming generation to connect our curricula to the world of daily work, to help people live their whole lives for God. And we […]
Souls on Sticks and Short Talk Clips
Three years of Karam Forum have produced not just catalytic curricular tools and profound lectures, but also short talks that pack big ideas into just a few minutes. It isn’t just Nathan Hitchcock’s Corn Lover Story! Each session at Karam Forum begins with a session host “setting the table” with reflections on the topic, and […]
Why Bother with the Local Church?
Adapted from Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the American Dream by Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic (Chicago: Moody Publishers 2019); originally published at Chalmers.org. If you’ve read or heard much from me over the years, you know that my organization, the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College and I are […]
Seminary Spotlight: Dallas Theological Seminary
March 26, 2019 was a high-water mark for work and economics at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), where The Hendricks Center takes primary responsibility for initiatives on those topics. In celebration of the center’s 30th anniversary, DTS held a conference entitled “Equipped: Ministry That Works,” featuring keynote presentations by Tom Nelson and Timothy Keller. Equipped was […]
Seminary Spotlight: Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
A Navy chaplain, cross-cultural worker, women’s discipleship leader and legal assistant would typically have little in common. But they do share one thing: they, like thousands of other believers, have been challenged to integrate their work, culture, faith and concepts of economic wisdom via the resources of the Intersect Project. The Genesis of the Intersect Project […]
The God Who Loved Me: Mark Greene at Karam Forum
Here at the Oikonomia Network, we know what the people want. And so, without further ado: It’s in this video at time stamp 7:18. You’re welcome. Karam Forum 2019 was a delightful experience for Mark Greene, as he said in his alternately side-splitting and moving talk at the close of the conference. Back in England, […]
Final Reflections on Curricular Integration Workshops
This article concludes the series 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). We end here with the questions that continue to loom largest in curricular integration. The Need to Give Higher Priority to Work With growing […]
Economic Wisdom Project Talks (and Where to Find Them)
Economic Wisdom Project Talks are short, accessible, engaging and rich presentations by leading theological educators, suitable for classroom and local church use. They’re about 15 minutes and feature compelling stories and simple structures, yet they convey essential “meaty” insights and catalyze conversations about how we can more fully live out the wisdom, grace and power […]
The Call to Work and Seminaries
The Call to Work (TC2W) course is a ten-session, workshop-based experience, catalyzing spiritual formation via faith and work integration. We’re a different kind of faith and work curriculum, and we’re now looking for a different kind of partnership with theological education. While the majority of faith and work curricula do an excellent job of helping […]
Seminary Spotlight: Biola University
The Talbot School of Theology at Biola University is continuing with classroom integration of faith, work and economic wisdom as well as integrating new thinking about economic issues with our faculty. Meanwhile, the Talbot Center for Faith, Work & Economics is working with local churches and other partners to move out into culture and the […]
Seminary Spotlight: Denver Seminary
Note: This article spotlights work at Denver Seminary, where three faculty members are individual faculty partners of the Oikonomia Network. Artwork: Light the Lamps, Justin Reddick, mixed media on canvas, 30” x 40”, private collection (used with permission) Justin Reddick wears many hats. He is a husband, father, artist, seminary student and the religious services assistant and […]
Seeking Economic Wisdom at Karam Forum
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
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
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 […]