May 2012
Part 1 in a series on Income Inequality
Editor’s Note: Many Christians wrestle with the topic of income inequality, an issue which has been hotly debated in the current economy. Today, the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics released a new research report entitled, “Why Does Income Inequality Exist? An Economic [...]
MORE →Comment: (0)
Part 14 in a series on Economics 101
At the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics, we think it is imperative for Christians to understand principles of economics if they are going to embrace the holistic interpretation of stewardship that the scripture proscribes. What we call, “Stewardship with a capital S.”
[...]
MORE →
Part 8 in a series on Work and the Church Today
As we complete this series on the Biblical doctrine of Work and the Church Today, we discover a clue for how we can revive the neglected Biblical doctrine of work in MORE →
Part 7 in a series on Work and the Church Today
Work makes us interdependent. Work cultivates the resources of the material and human universe. Work is the form in which we make ourselves useful to others; civilization is the form in which others make themselves useful to [...]
MORE →
Part 6 in a series on Work and the Church Today
As we suggested in our last post, our careers, occupations and jobs may change throughout our lifetime. Our vocational calling, however, remains constant.
This can be confusing, especially as we look at the work of our [...]
MORE →
Part 5 in a series on Work and the Church Today
In order to understand the Biblical doctrine of work, we must clearly understand the differences between vocational calling and career, occupation, or job. Vocational calling is the call to God and to His service in the vocational [...]
MORE →
Part 13 in a series on Economics 101
Stewardship forces us to think like economists. We must look past our hopes and good feelings when making decisions in the public and private spheres. We need to understand the results of our actions and how they may affect ourselves, others, and our [...]
MORE →
Part 4 in a series on Work and the Church Today
The doctrine of vocation was developed with its greatest rigor by Martin Luther, John Calvin, and the other reformers, as we have seen before. They believed that our first call [...]
MORE →