By Greg Forster, reprinted from The Gospel Coalition. Leading psychologist Jonathan Haidt is writing a book on his new research that shows when people hear the word “capitalism,” they tend to leap immediately into visceral, close-minded responses. Some are in favor, some against; few are willing and able to pause long enough to really hear what’s being said. Haidt thinks our irrational reflex…
By Dorothy Moorley, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he…
Reprinted from the Oikonomia Network. Our vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities” lays out how we see the challenge of renewing theologically formed Christian wisdom for the common good and human flourishing in the advanced modern world. En Español: “Una Visión Christiana para las Comunidades Florecientes“ Inside, you’ll find: Inspiring quotes and informative extracts from key leaders and…
By David Williamson, originally posted here at TGR. Labor Day Morning is traditionally the last day of summer and the beginning of Fall. Regular hours, routine, work…as I reflect on this year’s Labor Day, at first I’m grumpy. Not only because of the end of summer, with anticipation of Minnesota’s winter, but primarily from thinking about the way Labor Day…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Because all of us are suffering from brokenness in our foundational relationships with God, self, others, and creation, we all need “poverty alleviation,”—just in different ways. As men and women engaged in the work of poverty alleviation, our relationship to those in material poverty should be one in which we recognize that all of us…
By Demi Prentiss, reprinted from Living God’s Mission. If you’ve stumbled and fallen, if your initial fervor and zeal have faded away, if you haven’t been true to your promise to love and serve God with your whole heart, if you’re keenly aware of your weakness, don’t be troubled. Don’t waste time wallowing in guilt and shame. Simply return, in…
By Greg Forster, reprinted from The Gospel Coalition. In America today, millions of churchgoers are “Christians” for only a few hours a week. They show up on Sunday (and, if they’re super-holy, on Wednesday night). They go to small group and read their Bibles. All of that takes up a few hours of their time. In everything else they do,…
By Laura Young, reprinted from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. The views expressed in these blogs belong to the authors, not necessarily LICC. In this series, we’re hosting a conversation in blog form. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas, and established…
The vision of the Economic Wisdom Project is summarized in twelve “elements” that provide starting points for thoughtful, biblically informed understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges. For a handy guide to the twelve elements, download this one-page summary, taken from our EWP vision paper “A Christian Vision for Flourishing Communities”: Below is an excerpt from the paper “Twelve Elements of Economic Wisdom,” with links to related…
Reprinted from the Chalmers Center. Editor’s Note: Many ministry organizations, and certainly churches, rely on volunteers to keep their work running smoothly. Some of the best, most faithful volunteers and staff are those who no longer have young children at home and might be retired (or close to it). But these men and women face some challenges operating in a…
