by Oikonomia Network | Sep 9, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
David Gill, Mockler-Phillips professor of Workplace Theology and Business Ethics at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary A helpful model of curricular integration: The seminary class profiled in this article was selected by the ON Advisory Committee as a “helpful...
by Oikonomia Network | Aug 6, 2014 | Newsletter Articles
As we did last year, the Oikonomia Network held a curricular integration workshop at the 2014 Acton University conference. Over 100 theological educators divided into tables by discipline and discussed ideas for including work and the economy in every area of the...
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...
