
Theology that Works
Preparing future leaders as disciples who disciple others for a whole life’s work in God’s kingdom and God’s world
Our latest newsletter articles appear below!
Also check out our newsletter archives.

To Find Divine Comfort, Learn to Lament
Note: From The Upside-Down Kingdom (Crossway 2023). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4 Consider Giovanna, a resident of Castelvetrano in 1902. She sits on her...

Member Spotlight: Digital Transformative Learning
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with Dave Benson. A transcript of the interview appears below. If you are a Karam Fellowship member and would like to be in the spotlight, drop us a line! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBV4iIzW1HU Greg Hello, everybody....

A Vision of Human Flourishing in Christ
Note: From Pauline Theology as a Way of Life (Baker 2023). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. The quest for living the “good life” or pursuing “happiness” is nothing new. But a spate of recent literature, TED talks, and professional...

Recovering an Indispensable Protestant Doctrine: Salvation Requires Good Works
Note: From The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching (Baker 2023). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. To say that Christianity has a crisis of credibility is an understatement. Some skeptics raise...

Economic Imperialism: Why Does God Allow It?
Our peer-reviewed journal, Faith & Flourishing, is pleased to publish its latest scholarly article: “Theodicy in Babylon: Why Does God Allow Economic Imperialism?" by Tim Anderson, which is being published in Faith & Flourishing Volume 2 (2023). Complex and...

EWP Talks on Pastoral Leadership: Stewarding
Our collection of EWP Talks on Pastoral Leadership will equip your students for the unique task of stewarding both the gospel and their congregations. Pastors are chief “oikonomists” of the Christian theological knowledge tradition (I Corinthians 4:1) and are also...

To Think Theologically, We Must Live Obediently
Note: From Practicing Christian Doctrine (second edition, Baker 2023). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. John Calvin claimed, “All right knowledge of God is born of obedience” [Institutes of the Christian Religion, ed. John T....

Member Spotlight: Read, Think, Write
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with Brent Waters. A transcript of the interview appears below. If you are a Karam Fellowship member and would like to be in the spotlight, drop us a line! https://youtu.be/xNOpLfvwzQc Greg Hello everybody. I'm Greg Forster,...

From Fate to Choice to Fragmentation
Note: From Uncommon Unity: Wisdom for the Church in an Age of Division (Lexham, 2022). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Ours is a vastly different world than the world of the early church. The two are separated not merely by...

Becoming Firefighters in MLK’s “Burning House”
Note: From A Burning House: Redeeming American Evangelicalism by Examining Its History, Mission and Message (Zondervan 2023). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. While adjusting to the realization that I am a guest in the house that...