A Career in Ruins and a Lover of Footnotes

by Greg Forster, director, Oikonomia Network; and Philip Thompson, professor of systematic theology and Christian heritage, Sioux Falls Seminary

Two important contributors to our community, Bob Cooley and Anthony Cross, have joined the church triumphant this year. As they exalt in the victory of the saints in our Lord Jesus, we pause this month to express our gratitude to our Lord for all they gave to us, to...

Productive Work and the Virtue of Economic Growth

by Oikonomia Network

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...

Religious Freedom for All: Three Biblical Grounds

by Andrew Walker, associate professor of Christian ethics and apologetics, and director of the Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Note: Excerpt from Liberty for All (Baker 2021). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Recent Christian scholarship, in both quantity and quality, has failed to provide a robust account that makes religious liberty intelligibly...

Seminary Spotlight: New Missiological Models

by Jay Moon, professor of evangelism and church planting, and director of the Office of Faith, Work and Economics

Note: This is a video update from one of our partner schools. A transcript is provided below. https://youtu.be/GS4qnIHz3SM Hello! What do sailing and COVID have to do with faith, work and economics? Well, if you hang in there, I’ll let you know. Hello, my name is Jay...

Cutting-Edge Scholarly Papers at Karam Forum 2021 – Live in Ft. Worth or via Zoom, Nov. 18-19

by Oikonomia Network

Karam Forum is where you’ll find conversations that will shape the church’s witness in the coming generation. That doesn’t just go for our speakers, like Chris Brooks, Jennifer Powell McNutt, Gavin Ortlund, David French and Michael Wear, in plenary addresses, panels...

Atando Cabos (“Tying Loose Ends”)

by Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, coordinator of relations with entities of theological education, Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana

Note: Excerpt from Atando Cabos (Eerdmans 2021) as part of the book series Theological Education between the Times. Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. My ﬁve-year-old granddaughter had just lost her ﬁrst baby tooth. She was excited...

Ethics Is Worship

by Mark Liederbach, associate professor of Christian ethics, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; and Evan Lenow, associate professor of higher education administration and director of the Clinton extension of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Mississippi College

Note: Excerpt from Ethics as Worship (P&R Publishing 2021). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. The book is available for purchase at a discount price from the publisher. Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all...

Contributing More than We Consume

by Oikonomia Network

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 elements, download this...

Seminary Spotlight: Seattle Pacific Seminary

by Derick Harris, associate dean; Geneva Taylor, alumna; Marta and Greg Oberg, advisory board members; Craig Brown, advisory board chair; Daniel Frederick, alumnus, Sara Koenig, professor of biblical studies

Note: This is a video update from one of our partner schools. A transcript is provided below. https://youtu.be/odK6UjUo6gI Rev. Derick Harris, associate dean:There are a lot of things that the Pacific Northwest does well, from technology to education to mass media...

Seminary Spotlight: LABI College

by Nehemías Romero, provost

Founded in 1926 by Alice E. Luce, LABI College is one of the oldest Hispanic Bible colleges in the country. Over the past century, LABI has trained and equipped thousands of pastors, ministers, superintendents and professional leaders. Our mission is to...

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