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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...
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...
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. https://youtu.be/Qi9gdiVnjig Karam Forum 2019 was a delightful experience for Mark Greene, as he said in his alternately...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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 –...
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...