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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...
We’re All Dead? Book Excerpt and AU Lunch Event
Since the Keynesian Revolution invented modern macroeconomics, all mainstream schools of economics have taught us that we should be happy if we are prosperous. But instead, we feel hollow and morally anxious – our economy feels empty. The Keynesian Revolution and...
Small Group Study: Jesus and Your Job
Note: This interview highlights the small-group video study curriculum “Jesus and Your Job,” from the Theology of Work Project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hUOCEMPgJE What are the big insights people will get from this video series? When people – both inside...
Leaders Who Empower
Note: This article is adapted from Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Perspectives for Servant Leader by Justin A. Irving and Mark L. Strauss (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019). In his 1978 book simply titled Leadership,...
Seminary Spotlight: Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
The Center for Transformational Churches (CTC) at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School continues to sponsor development opportunities for faculty and students, cultivate curricular integration and hold campus events. In addition, CTC houses the national office of the...
Karam Forum 2020 Registration Is Open!
Registration for Karam Forum 2020 is now open! Click here to register and make plans to join us this January 3-4 at Intown Community Church in Atlanta for a time of connecting, collaborating, equipping and inspiration. Karam Forum 2020 will feature insights from...
Volf at Karam Forum: Joy, Scandal and Flourishing in a Pluralistic World
Miroslav Volf spoke at Karam Forum 2019 on the urgency of Christians working for flourishing in a pluralistic world. This talk distills insights from an important ongoing conversation in the church, and also includes some provocative new ideas for consideration. Volf...