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The Sixth Commandment and American Democracy
Note: Reprinted from Made to Flourish. In 1958, Martin Luther King, Jr. made the following statement about the Civil Rights Movement: From the beginning a basic philosophy guided the movement. This guiding principle has since been referred to variously as nonviolent...
Classic EWP Talk: Fruitfulness Matters
In today’s pandemic-adapted alternative learning environments, Economic Wisdom Project Talks are an invaluable classroom resource. One of the most important methods to avoid losing students to “Zoom fatigue” in your digital or blended class is to switch teaching modes...
Seminary Spotlight: Asbury Theological Seminary
Note: Appropriately for the new pandemic reality, this spotlight update comes to you via Zoom video. A transcript, with links to the resources discussed in the video, is provided below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To8Eqnq91rI Transcript Hello, I'm Jay Moon, one of...
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor programming, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events focusing on whole-life discipleship and the future of theological education. Some of our key...
I Can’t Breathe: Three Gospel Truths
Note: This article first appeared at Woodside Bible Church on May 28, and is part one of two; read part two here and check out Woodside's other excellent resources. Citations have been omitted. This article was also published by Made to Flourish. Last week, I lost my...
Another Run at Freedom
Note: This article is reprinted from Christianity Today, where it launched a 20-week series on race, justice and the church. We encourage you to check out the series as it continues running at CT. Many minorities would rather talk about anything else. We would much...
It’s Decision Time: Reflections on Faith, Race and Justice
Here’s an actual exchange I had after a 2019 Black History Month event that I co-organized and facilitated at a seminary to engage the community in a conversation on Faith, Race and Culture: Event Attendee: “Yeah, that was a good gathering. But, you really shouldn’t...
Racialized Economics
Note: This is an excerpt from the author’s book, Race, Economics and Apologetics: Is There a Connection?, which was distributed to attendees at Karam Forum 2020. Citations have been omitted. Biologically speaking, whites and blacks are more than 99 percent the same....
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center; also see the Chalmers Center’s statement on racial injustice and call to prayer and lament. So what is the church supposed to do about racial injustice? Many responses to this cultural moment have emphasized...
Classic EWP Talk: A Public Faith That’s Religiously Right, Not “Religious Right”
The long-term captivity of U.S. evangelical churches to right-wing politics is leading many young evangelicals right out of our church doors. As Anthony Bradley of The King’s College highlights in this classic Economic Wisdom Project Talk, young American evangelicals...