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How Do We Educate the Heart in the Age of AI? Reserve Your Room by Friday, July 11!
We need help to find a path forward in these challenging times. AI is rewriting the script, online is still a tough hill to climb, and schools are often slow to change. But in the new environment that’s emerging, there will be all the more desire for education that...
The Five Theological Anchors of Black Christianity’s Witness in America
Note: From Swing Low, Volume 1 (IVP, 2024). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. It was April 24, 1823, and after months of braving the open sea, land was in sight. A passenger on the vessel, a woman with the complexion of cocoa,...
Christian Eudaimonism, Not Christian Hedonism
Our peer-reviewed journal, Faith & Flourishing, is pleased to publish its latest article: “A Defense of Christian Eudaimonism as an Alternative to 'Christian Hedonism,'" by Laurie Wilson, which is being published in Faith & Flourishing Volume 4...
Christlikeness Means a Call to Productive Service
The Economic Wisdom Project is best known for our Economic Wisdom Project Talks, which are short, accessible, engaging and rich presentations suitable for use in classrooms and group discussions. But the EWP also features print resources, including our vision paper...
Redemptive Service: Loving Our Neighbors Well
Note: From Redemptive Service (Baker, 2024). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Appeals for justice and action abound in our society. Technology and social media have made us more aware than ever of the prevalent needs in our...
Member Spotlight: Coming Together across Divisions
Note: Our Member Spotlight series continues with Eugene Norris. A transcript of the interview appears below. If you are a Karam Fellowship member and would like to be in the spotlight, drop us a line! https://youtu.be/Phqy6WTzzZs Greg Hello, everybody. This is Greg...
Visit Inspiring Faith-Formed Workplaces, Old and New; Reserve Your Room for the Faculty Retreat by July 11!
You spoke and we listened! We’ve lined up two amazing “field trip” experiences for our faculty retreat at Asbury Theological Seminary this Aug. 4-6. After gathering at Asbury in gorgeous Wilmore, Ky., we’ll visit Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill and encounter this...
Impractical Evangelism for a World That, Strange as This May Sound, Suddenly Wants to Hear It
Note: From Evangelism in an Age of Despair (Baker, 2025). Reprinted by permission of the publisher. Citations have been omitted. Evangelism and discipleship are fused. Evangelism is the invitation to receive consolation, to receive ministry. Evangelism is the...
Education and Social Control: What’s a Person?
Our peer-reviewed journal, Faith & Flourishing, is pleased to publish its latest article: “John Dewey’s Anthropology: Metaphysics, Social Control, and Ultimate Human Ends," by Matthew Raley, which is being published in Faith & Flourishing Volume 4 (2025). Few...
Exchange Is Essential to God’s Design for Work
The Economic Wisdom Project is best known for our Economic Wisdom Project Talks, which are short, accessible, engaging and rich presentations suitable for use in classrooms and group discussions. But the EWP also features print resources, including our vision paper...