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July 2015

July 28, 2015

Finding Flourishing in Japanese-American Internment Camps

By Elise Hilton It is a disturbing part of American history: the internment of American...

July 23, 2015

All About That Bass: 3 Things I Learned about the Economy of Wisdom from Victor Wooten

By Evan Koons I’m going to something a bit different in this post. I’m going...

July 22, 2015

Makoto Fujimura on Cultivating the Imagination

By Joseph Sunde “The cultivation of imagination is to begin to integrate life into faith...

July 21, 2015

Made in China: A Mark of Shame?

By Chris Horst Last year, I attended a generosity conference in Hong Kong. At a break, I...

July 17, 2015

Competition and Infrastructure Stewardship

By Jordan Ballor The state of Michigan is in the midst of something of an infrastructure...

July 14, 2015

Entrepreneurial Stewardship: Owner Gives Away Millions to Employees

By Sarah Stanley Employees of the Huizenga Automation Group got a great surprise last spring....

July 14, 2015

A Testimony of Conscience and Conviction in the Workplace

By Joseph Sunde Hands On Originals is a small printing company in Lexington, Kentucky, that, up...

July 08, 2015

Justice Requires Love – Watch

By Evan Koons It’s been a heart-wrenching few weeks. We have witnessed horrific acts of...

July 08, 2015

Unsanctified Mercy: Integrating Compassion and Conviction for Human Flourishing

By Charlie Self Compassion is a marvelous virtue. Feeling concern for others and acting sacrificially...

July 08, 2015

Work and Prayer: Of Coins, Sheep, and Men

By Jordan Ballor One of the most famous stories from the Bible is that of...

July 03, 2015

Celebrating the Things of the Spirit: Coolidge on the Declaration of Independence

By Joseph Sunde Each Independence Day, I make a point of re-reading President Calvin Coolidge’s speech...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Living Out Creative Service

By Evan Koons I overheard a story recently at Acton University (a 4-day conference from Acton Institute that offers a...

June 24, 2015

For This Car Wash, Autism is a ‘Key Competitive Advantage’

By Joseph Sunde “We view autism as one of our key competitive advantages,” says Tom...

June 23, 2015

Why the Price System is One of God’s Artworks

By Joe Carter At an auction in 2007 Andreas Gursky turned 99 cents into $3.34 million. Well,...

June 16, 2015

Have Christian Female Entrepreneurs Changed The World?

By Elise Hilton Christina M. Weber thinks so. She says that Christian women have been...

June 16, 2015

How an Ex-Convict Learned to Worship Through His Work

By Joseph Sunde Alfonso was looking for a “fast life,” and as a result, he...

June 16, 2015

Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow

By Evan Koons So, while I was out making gratuitous things (there’s this new project...

June 15, 2015

Spiritual Competition and the Zero-Sum Game

By Jordan Ballor One of the main criticisms of the market economy leveled by people...

June 11, 2015

Mike Rowe and The ‘Propaganda’ of Work

By Elise Hilton Mike Rowe, the “Dirty Jobs” guy, makes an occasional appearance here on Oikonomia. Why...

June 10, 2015

Love and Economics: From Contract to Cooperation

By Joseph Sunde The subject of contracts is not particularly romantic, which is part of...

June 08, 2015

Unemployment as Economic-Spiritual Indicator: May 2015 Report

By Joe Carter Series Note: Jobs are one of the most important aspects of a...

June 04, 2015

Dear Grads: Welcome To Work

By Elise Hilton If you’re a college grad, what was your first job out of...

June 03, 2015

Gift, Gratitude, and the Grace of Stewardship

By Jordan Ballor There’s a misunderstanding of the nature of gifts and giving that is...

June 02, 2015

Pentecost Reimagined: How the Spirit Reveals New Economies

By Charlie Self Pentecost Sunday: The Holy Spirit comes with tongues of fire and an “incendiary community” is...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

It’s Not About You: Vocation as a Means of Crucifixion

By Joseph Sunde As I've noted in the past, Christians must always remain conscious of the...

May 27, 2015

Risky Business at a Trucking Company

By Chris Horst Trucks fill our highways, rushing goods and gifts from one place to another....

May 26, 2015

FLOW: We Want Your Stories!

By Evan Koons Has For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles inspired you,...

May 21, 2015

Work and the Fabric of Civilization

By Lester DeKoster The following is an adapted excerpt from Work: The Meaning of Your Life...

May 19, 2015

Dignity: A Dinosaur

By Dylan Pahman What does human dignity look like in real life? A decade ago...

May 19, 2015

Lessons in Creative Destruction from ‘Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel’

By Joseph Sunde Creative destruction can be a painful thing, particularly when you’re the one...

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