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...
by Oikonomia Network | Sep 5, 2013 | Newsletter Articles
Pastors, Seminary Students, and Economics Scott B. Rae, professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University Why do pastors need to know all that much about economics? My friend and writing partner, Austin Hill, tells the story...
