by Michael Rhodes, director of community development and instructor, Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies; Robby Holt, senior pastor, North Shore Fellowship; teacher and theological dean, Chattanooga Institute for Faith and Work; Brian Fikkert, founder and president, Chalmers Center for Economic Development | May 2, 2018 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This is an excerpt from the new book Practicing the King’s Economy. Citations have been omitted. We live in one kingdom, a kingdom of this world. When we look out the window and see King Jesus and his kingdom headed our way, we’re confronted with the same...
by Kenneth Barnes, Mockler-Philips Associate Professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics and Director of the Mockler Center for Faith & Ethics in the Workplace, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary | May 2, 2018 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This is an excerpt from the new book Redeeming Capitalism. As this excerpt suggests, Barnes sets the Christian message of redemption against both the moral emptiness of our current “postmodern capitalism” and the naiveté of revolutionary utopias. Whether driven...
by Oikonomia Network | Feb 6, 2018 | Newsletter Articles
Getting richer is not making us happier. At the 2018 ON faculty retreat, Brian Fikkert of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development spoke to why that is, why it represents a radical challenge to the narratives that dominate the discipline of economics, and how the...
by Darrell Yoder, director of Talking Points and the Pirsig Fellowship, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary | Dec 12, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
Note: This article is the latest in a series highlighting resources for classrooms and churches. “What does my job have to do with poverty?” That’s an easy question for many non-profit workers and missionaries, and some pastors. However, we might forgive almost...
by Oikonomia Network | Nov 9, 2017 | Newsletter Articles
Two New EWP Talks: Jesus and Paul as Economic Teachers Following our unique flipped conference model, the Oikonomia Network is proud to present the first two talks for Karam Forum 2018. The future is now! Check out these talks on Jesus as an economic teacher and...
