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The public engagement of the church has been anything but boring. Joining me today to talk through 2,000 years of Christian public philosophy in 50 minutes is the director of the Oikonomia Network and a visiting assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity Graduate School – Greg Forster. We discuss Greg's excellent overview study of the political philosophy of the church in The Contested Public Square (buy here). Episode produced by Josh Deng, with music from Vexento. A Special Thanks to Nick and Ashley Barnett for their contribution in making this podcast possible.
In this episode, three of the Foreword hosts (Dr. James Arcadi, Dr. Josh Jipp, and Dr. Michelle Knight) are joined by Dr. Greg Forster, Visiting Assistant Professor of Faith and Culture here at Trinity Graduate School and Director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches.The hosts and Dr. Forster share their thoughts on how to integrate other disciplines and sub-disciplines into their research and teaching. Be sure to tune into this rich conversation!But first, you can catch Josh's thoughts about what sort of sportsman the Apostle Paul would be...This episode is also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CYoXMDPwr9g
In this episode, Steven McMullen interviews Greg Forster about two recent books that he has published. Greg is a political philosopher by training, but his work has spanned history, theology, economics, and political theory. He is the director of the Oikonomia Network, an organization that helps Christians think about theology and work. He is the author of a number of books and is also an assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity International University. As you will see as we talk, Greg is skeptical of the naturalistic or materialist framing that we economists often use in our work. That doesn't mean that he wants to get rid of modern economics, though, he draws heavily and appreciatively on the work of social scientists in his writing and is a particular fan of the economics discipline. Over the course of our conversation about his recent books, we talk about the kinds of theological themes that show up in the work of economists, the importance of history, the nature of political ideology, Keynesian thought, and consumerism. Links to items mentioned in this podcast: Economics: A Student's Guide, Crossway, 2019 (Faith & Economics Review by Ken Elzinga, http://christianeconomists.org/2020/07/08/review-of-economics-a-students-guide/) The Keynesian Revolution and Our Empty Economy: We're All Dead, written with Victor Claar, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 (Review Symposium in Faith & Economics, http://christianeconomists.org/2020/07/08/faith-economics-spring-2020/) Video introducing the Oikonomia Network (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60FAd_CeBc) Oikonomia Network Website (https://oikonomianetwork.org/) Reckoning with Markets: Moral Reflection in Economics, by James Halteman and Edd Noell, Oxford Univ. Press, 2012. McMullen, Steven, and Todd P. Steen. “Does Current Economic Methodology Impose a Materialistic View of Work? Journal of Markets and Morality, 2017 Greg's latest book Human Flourishing: Economic Wisdom For a Fruitful Christian Vision of the Good Life (Wipf and Stock, 2020) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/faithfuleconomy/support
On today's episode, Drew continues to chat with Dr. Greg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University. He is the author of numerous books and articles, both scholarly and popular including The Joy of Calvinism, which is the focus of today's discussion. Music on today's episode: Intro/Outro - "Sweetness of Freedom" by Citizens Mid Episode - "Mediator" by Ghost Ship
On today's episode, Drew chats with Dr. Greg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University. In addition, Dr. Forster is a visiting assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity. He is the author of numerous books and articles, both scholarly and popular including: The Church on Notice; Joy for the World; The Joy of Calvinism; The Contested Public Square; and Economics A Student’s Guide. Music on today's episode: Intro/Outro - "Sweetness of Freedom" by Citizens Mid Episode - "Money Song" by L.A. Symphony
Jon Harris talks with filmmaker Judd Saul about his new film, "Enemies Within the Church," as well as the Kern Family Foundation and Oikonomia Network. www.worldviewconversation.com/ Subscribe: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/conversations-that-matter/id1446645865?mt=2&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Like Us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldviewconversation/ Follow Us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/conversationsthatmatterpodcast Follow Us on Gab: https://gab.ai/worldiewconversation Follow Jon on Twitter https://twitter.com/worldviewconvos Subscribe on Minds https://www.minds.com/worldviewconversation More Ways to Listen: https://anchor.fm/worldviewconversation Referenced in this episode: http://enemieswithinthechurch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheEnemiesWithinMovie/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/worldviewconversation/support
A Soviet spy who was converted to Christ, Whittaker Chambers sacrificed everything for the sake of his Christian witness against injustice. As one of the most profound Christian thinkers of the 20th century, Chambers offers reflections on religion and public life with far-reaching implications for the 21st. This lecture will explore how his story points to uncomfortable lessons for Left and Right alike in our own day. ===Greg Forster, Ph.D. serves as the director of the Oikonomia Network at the Center for Transformational Churches at Trinity International University, and is a visiting assistant professor of faith and culture. He has a Ph.D. with distinction in political philosophy from Yale University. He is the author of seven books, most recently The Church on Notice and Joy for the World, and the co-editor of four books. He is a Friedman fellow at EdChoice; has published numerous articles in scholarly and popular periodicals; has spoken at the Gospel Coalition and Jubilee conferences; and contributes regularly to online outlets. His primary scholarly interest is studying how the structures of culture and civilization (family, work, education, business, politics, etc.) respond to the challenge of the gospel and the ambiguous tensions of religious freedom, in order to equip the church to be good citizens of both the Kingdom of God and our human communities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Paul Bonicelli, director of programs and education at Acton, and Trey Dimsdale, director of program outreach at Acton, speak with Greg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network and visiting assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity International University, on the legacy and modern relevance of Whittaker Chambers and his landmark book, Witness. Then, Dave Hebert, professor of economics at Aquinas college joins us on the Econ Quiz segment, talking about income inequality. Finally, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks to David Hogsette, professor of literature and writing at Grove City College, on the writings of Ursula K. Le Guin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.