Oikonomia Network
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Karam Fellowship
  • Newsletter
  • Resources
  • Contact
Select Page
Uncomfortable Wisdom for Work from Ecclesiastes

Uncomfortable Wisdom for Work from Ecclesiastes

by J. Daryl Charles, affiliated scholar in theology and ethics, Acton Institute | Oct 5, 2021 | Newsletter Articles

To view this content, you must be a member of Karam's Patreon at $2 or more Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this...
Flourishing and Justice as “Subduing” the Earth

Flourishing and Justice as “Subduing” the Earth

by J. Michael Thigpen, provost and professor of Old Testament, Phoenix Seminary | Oct 5, 2020 | Newsletter Articles

Note: The new book Human Flourishing: Economic Wisdom for a Fruitful Christian Vision of the Good Life publishes papers delivered at colloquia that were held by the Oikonomia Network in 2019. This innovative, cross-disciplinary scholarly collaboration is now available...
Workplace as Holy Ground: From Moses’ Wilderness to Modern Business

Workplace as Holy Ground: From Moses’ Wilderness to Modern Business

by Denise Daniels and Sharon Vandewarker | Oct 7, 2019 | Newsletter Articles

Note: Excerpt from Working in the Presence of God, copyright 2019 by Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, Ma. Used by permission. All rights reserved. As we read Scripture, we see repeatedly that God uses space and place to speak, to transform people, and to further his...
Moses, Modern Finance, and Payday Lending

Moses, Modern Finance, and Payday Lending

by Klaus Issler, professor of educational studies and theology, Biola University | Feb 20, 2019 | Newsletter Articles

When friends learned I was studying lending in the Old Testament, some asked: What about “payday loans”? Let’s see how the Old Testament’s teaching about loan ethics applies to this controversial practice.   As we have seen, one component of Old Testament...
Moses, Modern Finance, and Payday Lending

Moses, Modern Finance and Poverty

by Klaus Issler, Professor of Educational Studies and Theology, Biola University | Jan 16, 2019 | Newsletter Articles

What implications can be drawn from the Old Testament Torah teaching on lending and interest passages (Exod. 22:25, Lev. 25:35-36, and Deut 23:19-20)? The previous article in this series showed how access to loans without interest is an important component of...
« Older Entries
Next Entries »

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress