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Karam Forum 2022: Christian Entrepreneurship for Thriving Communities
Join us at Karam Forum 2022 this November 17-18! Denise Daniels will share what she’s learned about the growing world of Christian entrepreneurship, including an in-depth encounter with Helen Young Hayes’ revolutionary business in Denver. Amos Yong, Michaela...
Ruth’s “Identity Work” and Our Vocational Identity Crisis
Note: From an article first published in the journal Faith in Business Quarterly, reprinted by permission. Citations have been omitted. In the 2020s, even without the impact of a pandemic, our careers are being subjected to almost continuous change. This is...
From “Economy of Grace” to New Capitalisms
To help cultivate theology for the life of the world, our peer-reviewed journal, Faith & Flourishing, features essays in addition to traditional scholarly articles. Our essays are written by knowledgeable scholars and contribute to the ongoing academic...
Exchange Is Essential to God’s Design for Work
The Economic Wisdom Project is best known for our Economic Wisdom Project Talks, which are short, accessible, engaging and rich presentations suitable for use in classrooms and group discussions. But the EWP also features print resources, including our vision paper...
Micah! Quit Hassling Us about Economic Injustice!
Note: From The Lost Letters to the Twelve Prophets (Zondervan 2022). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. What led the prophets to talk about the things that they do talk about? What were they responding to? If only we knew what the...
Member Spotlight: Getting Ready for Life in the World
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with Gerry Breshears, a longtime leader in our community. 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!...
Karam Forum 2022: The Holy Spirit Empowers Schools to Thrive in a Changing World
Join us at Karam Forum 2022 this November 17-18! Amos Yong will give our keynote address, on how theological schools can rely on the Holy Spirit to build new modes and models in our digitalizing, globalizing, pluralizing cultural environments. Denise Daniels, Michaela...
Our Flourishing Must Be Ordinary Because God’s Work Is Extraordinary
Note: From Common Callings and Ordinary Virtues (Baker 2022). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. The ordinary can be understood only in comparison to the extraordinary. The extraordinary consists of those rare, at times...
Why Should Scholars Study Flourishing?
“Conversations” are an innovative feature in our new scholarly journal, Faith & Flourishing. The goal of F&F is not simply to make a series of discrete, isolated contributions to scholarship. Important as traditional peer-reviewed articles are, we also...
In Modern Markets, “All Things Are Lawful, But…”
The Economic Wisdom Project is best known for our Economic Wisdom Project Talks, which are short, accessible, engaging and rich presentations suitable for use in classrooms and group discussions. But the EWP also features print resources, including our vision paper...