Category: Imagio Dei
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Theology and Economics: A Summary so Far
The Vision and Mission of God Visio Dei (Vision of God) – The triune God existing in prefect shalom with all creation, dwelling in perfect community with His animate eikons as they fill the earth and fulfill their call to be stewards of creation. Missio Dei (Mission of God) – Reclaim and renew all creation…
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Theology and Economics: Creation Implications
As we reflect on the creation portion of the biblical narrative, we can make the following observations and see the following implications for economics. Observations (These are linked to my earlier post on creation near the start of this series.) God ultimately owns all. The opening words of Genesis are, "In the beginning, God created…
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Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Chapter 13
Toward an Evangelical Public Policy Part III – Central Themes for an Evangelical Framework Chapter 13 – Stewardship. By R. Scott Rodin, vice president John R. Frank Consulting Group in Seattle, Washington. The goal of this chapter is to look at six evangelical theological convictions that from a theology of stewardship, namely Christocentric epistemology, the…
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Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Chapter 10
Toward an Evangelical Public Policy Part III – Central Themes for an Evangelical Framework Chapter 10 – The Sanctity of Life in the Twenty-first Century: An Agenda for Homo Sapiens in the image of God. By Nigel M. de S. Cameron, Research of bioethics at Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology) and president…
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Theology and Economics: Creation
Any meaningful economics discussion from a Christian perspective must be grounded in the epic narrative that God is unfolding in history. That narrative begins with the first two chapters of Genesis. At least six aspects of the creation stories have great importance as we begin to think about economics. God created all that is, and…
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Magical City
I loved magicians when I was a kid. I remember watching Blackstone on television. Later David Copperfield came along. I remember seeing magicians at parties and events. It was always fun to watch. But then, in high school, I met a guy who did magic tricks. He showed me how a few tricks were done.…