by Oikonomia Network | May 6, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
Detroit pastor Chris Brooks gave a riveting talk on “The Church and Economic Renewal” at the 2014 faculty retreat of the Oikonomia Network. The following is adapted from his brand new book, “Urban Apologetics: Why the Gospel is Good News for the City,” from Kregel...
by Oikonomia Network | Mar 17, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
Mark DeVine, associate professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School I found it hard to complain much about the dirty, exhausting, and dangerous work in the cotton mills of upstate South Carolina. I relished what seemed a sort of primal enjoyment the physical exertion...
by Oikonomia Network | Dec 18, 2013 | Newsletter Articles
Pastors, Seminary Students, and Economics – Part II Scott Rae, professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Why do pastors need to be knowledgeable about work and economics? In a previous article, we introduced this...
by Oikonomia Network | Nov 7, 2013 | Newsletter Articles
Connecting Our God Lives and Our Work Lives Klaus Issler, Professor of Christian Education & Theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University What are some ways in which people can bring their God-lives into their work-lives? The brief reflections presented...
by Oikonomia Network | Sep 5, 2013 | Newsletter Articles
The Lord’s Work, the Lord’s Way By Michael Wittmer, professor of Systematic Theology, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, received much criticism when, in 2009, he told the Sunday Times of London that he was a banker “doing God’s...
