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New EWP Talk: A God Who Crosses the Tracks
Social action by the church wasn’t optional or secondary in the theology of the early reformers – or in their practice as church leaders. Luther and Calvin were militant for justification by faith alone, and also for church-driven efforts to alleviate poverty and...
Two Webinars and a Video Resource: Thinking about Politics Is No Longer Optional, So Get Equipped with These Catalytic Conversations!
You might not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you – and in your students. We know it can be intimidating to engage with the difficult challenges of an increasingly polarized world. That’s why we’re bringing you resources from leading Christian...
Call for Papers: Send Us Your Articles & Essays!
It’s here! Faith & Flourishing: A Journal of Karam Fellowship, whose founding editorial board includes some of the world’s leading scholars, is pleased to release its Call for Papers. Send us your scholarly articles on issues related to the flourishing of human...
Global Goodwill, Local Control
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve...
Lost Shepherds: A Calling in Crisis
Note: From The Flourishing Pastor (IVP 2021). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. American pastors are abandoning their posts, left and right, at an alarming rate. They are not leaving their churches and getting other jobs....
Seminary Spotlight: Loving Our Neighbor Every Day
Over the last semester, things at Southern have been in transition. What was the Commonweal Project has now become the Faith and Work project, and Rob Plummer has replaced Ken Magnuson as director. Nevertheless, much of the vision of the project remains the same. As...
New EWP Talk: Justice Is Worth Standing Up For
In a complex and polarized world, it’s tough for the church to stand up for justice without losing our balance. Voices from church history provide indispensable help in finding our footing. In this powerful EWP Talk, Gavin Ortlund of First Baptist Church of Ojai helps...
Karam Forum: 2021 Memories, 2022 Anticipation
We're grateful to everyone who made Karam Forum 2021 such a fruitful and inspiring time. A lot of people - a lot of people - pitched in to make this new mode of meeting work for our learning community. We all felt the power of connecting again after so long apart, the...
Building a New World with Old Tools
Note: Excerpt from Make Work Matter (Baker 2021). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. We don’t make our way to the meaningful work we crave without a bit of holy wrestling. We need to outfit ourselves with the tools to do this deep...
Economic Wisdom in One Lesson
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve...