Theology that Works
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Teaching Systematic: Gifts of the Spirit
Benjamin Quinn, assistant professor of theology and history of ideas, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. What are gifts of the Spirit?...
Faith@Work Summit Open
Bill Peel, founding executive director, Center for Faith & Work, LeTourneau University What will it take for every Christian in the workplace to become a whole-life disciple? What can we do to help lawyers, plumbers, teachers, engineers, entrepreneurs - people in...
Seminary Spotlight
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Richard Lints, vice president for academic affairs and Andrew Mutch Professsor of Theology Over the past several years, our faculty have explored, in a variety of ways, the multi-dimensional character of faith, work and economics....
Seminary Highlights
Legacy Award for Professional Faithfulness Sajan Mathews, professor of systematic theology, Moody Theological Seminary On April 14, 2016, Moody Theological Seminary (MTS) will launch the Moody Theological Seminary 1886 Legacy Award. The MTS 1886 Legacy recipients are...
New ON Partnership at Acton University
The Oikonomia Network and the Acton Institute are proud to announce a new level of partnership through the Oikonomia Fellows Program. Since 2009, this program has provided full support for a limited number of evangelical theological educators to attend the annual...
Teaching Systematic/Missions: Churches & Communities Tool
Note: This article describes one of the four ON short talks on theology and economics designed to be used as class assignments. “Christ and culture!” Sometimes it seems like those three words could start an argument in an empty room. But there is actually a deep...
Teaching OT: Wisdom on Work
Timothy Finlay, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific Seminary Note: This article explores a touchpoint for curricular integration from the ON’s annual curricular integration workshop. The wisdom books, especially Proverbs, are a superb resource for equipping...
Households and Economic Injustice in the Old Testament
Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa Pacific University Note: This is the second part of a two-part article. In the first part of this article we looked at how the family is foundational to property systems and economic flourishing in the Old...
Seminary Spotlight
Trinity International University Taylor Worley, managing director, Center for Transformational Churches Constantine Campbell, associate professor of New Testament Greg Forster, director, Oikonomia Network The academic year at Trinity began with the exciting launch of...
More Highlights
Student Ambassadors Jim Hislop, director, Center for Leadership Development, Western Seminary This year we began a new initiative to multiply the impact of our understanding of the theology of work and its implications in six local churches in the Portland area. We...