The theological imperative to study economics
I stepped out of my lodgings at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre early on a Sunday morning in late August and passed..
I stepped out of my lodgings at Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre early on a Sunday morning in late August and passed..
Compiled by Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty Books that are accessible for church study groups “Justice Not Greed,” edited by Pam Brubaker and Rogate..
NEW YORK (PNS) – Troy Byrdsong and Alison Oglesby are two young women with big dreams and big hearts. The freshman and..
UTQIAGVIK, ALASKA (OGA) The mayor of the North Slope Borough in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska, has issued a proclamation acknowledging a recent apology..
“Give me something to drink,” Jesus says to the Samaritan woman at the well. The writer of John’s Gospel has noted..
(OGA) Clive Gregory Guerra was clearly not having a good time. He was struggling in the arms of his mother. Perhaps he sensed..
(PNS) Students at The Ohio State University (OSU) and local community members will initiate a week-long fast beginning March 20 in an..
(PNS) Hundreds of people braved cold and windy conditions in Washington, D.C. to participate in an “Emergency Lunchtime Rally” at the headquarters..
(PNS) Dennis Hughes has always known that in life—and in death—he belongs to God. But in 73 years of living, he has known..
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Outlook) It was a full three days. So full that Tom Are, pastor of Village Presbyterian Church in..
Mark A. Noll Oxford University Press, New York. 448 pages Reviewed by John M. Mulder Mark Noll’s fundamental thesis is clear:..
by Gustav Theile Think about economics. What do you see? Rationality probably. Economic growth certainly. Profit maximization for sure. Self-interest must also..
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Outlook) “What does teaching look like in the next church?” With this question, Rodger Nishioka opened the final..
LOUISVILLE (PNS) – “Theological Conversations,” a series of papers designed to invite congregational leaders in the PC(USA) into discussion wherever they gather..
NEW YORK (PNS) – In a room filled with women from around the world, participants attending the opening of the Presbyterian Church..
Bill Carl, a Presbyterian pastor and former president of Pittsburgh Seminary, wrote a chapter in the book “Best Advice: Wisdom on..
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Outlook) – “If you want your denomination to die, remain 90 percent white.” Soong-Chan Rah, a professor of..
In a time of intense partisan division in the United States, when many people of faith are trying to determine what..
What is right about the churches of Zalmona and Rossville Presbyterian (yoked congregations in Waukon, Iowa) is that the Spirit of..
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Outlook) – The short version is this: The growth in the numbers of religious “nones” in the United..
KANSAS CITY (Outlook) – “The wall of otherness.” “The wall of separation.” The walls of the comfortable, air-conditioned rooms where those with..
PHILADELPHIA (Board of Pensions press release) — The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is significantly expanding its commitment to..
Beverly Roberts Gaventa Baker Academic, Grand Rapids, Mich. 160 pages Another commentary on Romans? One might reasonably ask why another volume is..
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Just days ahead of the fourth anniversary of his pontificate on March 13, the pope acknowledged he had “spiritual dark..
Guest commentary by Daniel Wilmoth My dad is the restless type, and when I was a kid he changed jobs every few..