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“Out of the House of Bondage”: Exodus and Us
Note: From The Home of God (Brazos Press 2022). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Exodus is the paradigmatic story of Israel’s deliverance. Its echoes are pervasive in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, especially in the Gospel of...
Member Spotlight: The Three-Legged Race
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with David Buschart. 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/__x9Xa9ipdo Greg Hello, everyone. Once again, we...
Renew Your Vision and Calling: Join “Go the Distance”
We’re excited to announce a new opportunity for theological educators who are struggling in a world of work that no longer makes sense the way it used to. How do we renew our vision in hope, and develop a sense of calling, to travel a road that is so different from...
O’Donnell at Karam Forum: Who’s Gonna Guide Us?
At Karam Forum 2022, Michaela O’Donnell talked real talk about the challenges theological educators are facing today in their vocational formation, as well as the opportunities to serve the world that flow from refreshing our vocation. In this short talk, she...
Ukraine: What Should Our Churches Do?
Our shock at the war in Ukraine fills us with an urgent desire to mobilize a Christlike response from the church, but also a weighty awareness of the difficulty and potential pitfalls in that undertaking. For the first publication of our 2023 issue, Faith &...
EWP Talks on Ethics: What Is Real Flourishing?
Our collection of EWP Talks on Ethics will help your students explore the way we strive to live as followers of Jesus, and what we hope for – and will work for – when it comes to economic systems and practices. Perhaps the toughest part, these talks will...
“I Believe There Is a God and Stuff”
Note: From Interpreting Your World (Baker 2022). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. In the early aughts, I was working as a youth pastor in a small church on the north side of Chicago. The whole group could fit in one...
Member Spotlight: Finding the Adjacent Possible
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with Jay Moon. 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/Itzz70HXaAE Greg Hello, everybody! I’m Greg Forster,...
Karam Forum: 2022 Memories, 2023 Anticipation
We’re grateful to everyone who was part of Karam Forum 2022. We don't mind telling you, running this conference is a real juggling act! (More on that below.) But all the real work gets done by the presenters, and this year we were richly blessed by a lineup of leaders...
A Provocative New Look at American Protestantism
American Protestantism has been the dominant form of Christianity in the United States since the colonial era, and has had a profound impact on American society. Understanding this religious tradition is crucial to understanding American culture. Written from various...