Upcoming Events
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The Commonweal Project is calling for research papers on a topic related to work and human flourishing from a biblical perspective. Thanks to a generous grant from the Kern Family Foundation, the best papers will earn a cash prize:
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Come hear Dr. Paul Mueller at The Commonweal Project lunch on Wednesday, October 18: All are invited to hear Dr. Mueller, assistant professor of economics at The King’s College in Manhattan, speak on "Adam Smith: Moral Philosopher, Father of Economics, Defender of the Morality of Markets." Hear why Adam Smith is considered the most important figure in the history of economic thought, and why Smith believed that a system of free enterprise and exchange is the most moral and beneficial economic system possible. The lecture will be in Heritage Hall from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free lunch will be provided for the first 60 participants. Register here. The first 10 registrants receive a TCP padfolio.
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Christians in Business Dinner Presentation with Blaine Adamson: Blaine, the owner of Hands On Originals, a promotional printing company, has turned down several requests to create shirts based on the message that he was asked to print on them. But when he declined one particular design, he faced charges of illegal discrimination. We are thrilled to host Blaine on Thursday, November 2nd here at Southern Seminary. If you are a local Christian in the workforce, you are invited to join us for dinner and a conversation with Blaine as he shares how his faith informs his work, how he leads his business, and how he treats customers and employees. You can find the full details at the registration page, which may be found here.
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Featured Content
Faculty Address with Dr. Os Guinness“Impossible People: Facing up to the challenges
of the advanced modern world” In this lecture, Dr. Os Guinness discusses how the U.S. is facing its gravest crisis since the Civil War.
Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford.
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Lecture Lunch with Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr."Work to the glory of God"
Economics and work exist to glorify God, according to R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, in a lecture for the school’s Commonweal Project.
Speaking from Genesis 1:28 and Genesis 3, Mohler explained how labor and work point to and fulfill God’s creation mandate. Labor brings about plenitude from poverty, he said, and Christians work to supply life-giving resources. Humans are to work, knowing that only God, though, creates perfectly and gives abundantly and infinitely. So Christians are to labor knowing that “our wealth is for kingdom expansion,” Mohler said. (news.sbts.edu | RuthAnne Irvin)
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