Theology that Works
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Faculty Growth
Klaus Issler, professor of Christian education and theology, Biola University In the Oikonomia Network program at the Talbot School of Theology, one of the best ways we have found to help seminary faculty become more aware of issues related to a theology of work and...
Helpful Talks
Greg Forster Helpful models of extracurricular events: The events profiled in this article were selected by the ON Advisory Committee as “helpful models” for network faculty to consider. While curricular integration is the biggest and most exciting challenge of the...
Cleaning House
Keith Reeves, professor of biblical studies, Azusa-Pacific University The temple cleansing narrative, found in all four Gospels, is a fascinating story. And if popular appeals to the story are anything to go by, it appears to have contemporary relevance for the...
Seminary Spotlight
Moody Theological Seminary Sajan Mathews, professor of systematic theology Moody Theological Seminary, in partnership with its parent school Moody Bible Institute, is in its second year of building an Oikonomia Network program. We call our program the Faith, Work, and...
Tolle Lege
Greg Forster One of the things I do most frequently in my work is recommend books. There are tens of thousands of titles on this topic, and quality is very uneven. People need to know what titles they can trust to be a fruitful investment of their time. It has been...
Bock & Bradley @ ETS
Come hear Darrell Bock and Anthony Bradley address “Economic Justice and the Mission of the Church” at this year’s meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society! Bock is a senior research professor of New Testament studies and the executive director of cultural...
Willard on Well-Being
Just before he joined the church triumphant, Dallas Willard gave two talks on economic wisdom at the Oikonomia Network’s first faculty retreat in January 2013 (audio available here). Material from these talks has been incorporated into Willard’s posthumously published...
Class Integration
Greg Forster A helpful model of curricular integration: The curricular integration program profiled in this article was selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful model” for network faculty to consider. See the reports for participating New Testament and...
Opus: The Art of Work
Chris Armstrong, Director, Opus On July 1, 2014, Wheaton College launched a new institute, Opus: The Art of Work. The institute has set several goals for our first year: Support scholar-teachers who are developing a deeper, clearer Christian vision of vocation Help...
Seminary Spotlight
Indiana Wesleyan University Eddy Shigley, director, Kern Ministry Program Students and faculty at Indiana Wesleyan University are expanding their understanding of the fully integrated life through internships, retreats, and campus events. Nineteen of our pastoral...