Dig Deeper: The Writers and Thinkers Behind ‘FLOW’

By Evan Koons

Hello Fr-angers and St-riends,

Perhaps you’ve completed For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles, or maybe you’re just starting out. You might even be somewhere in the middle.

Wherever you are with the series, consider this a friendly reminder to dig deeper. Take some time to check out these great books and the field scholars that went into making FLOW. They will lead you into a more robust “wondering at God” – who he is, what he’s about, and we are in lifelong participation in his plan for all things.

Amen and amen.

EPISODE 1: EXILE

Schmemann, Alexander. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy. New York: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1973.

Stewardship Study Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009, pp. x–xii.

Kingdom Stewardship. Edited by Arif Mohamed, Brett Elder, and Stephen Grabill. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2010, pp. 7–16.

Berghoef, Gerard, and DeKoster, Lester. Faithful in All God’s House: Stewardship and the Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2013, pp. 7–22.

Fujimura, Makoto. Culture Care. Princeton: Fujimura Contemporary, 2015.

EPISODE 2: The Economy of LOVE

Bavinck, Herman. The Christian Family. Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman. Edited by Stephen J. Grabill. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2012, pp. 63–86, 109–34.

EPISODE 3: The Economy of CREATIVE SERVICE

Bolt, John. Economic Shalom: A Reformed Primer on Faith, Work, and Human Flourishing. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2013, pp. 25–40.

Brand, Chad. Flourishing Faith: A Baptist Primer on Work, Economics, and Civic Stewardship. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2012, pp. 11–44.

DeKoster, Lester. Work: The Meaning of Your Life. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2010.

Self, Charlie. Flourishing Churches and Communities: A Pentecostal Primer on Faith, Work, and Economics for Spirit-Empowered Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2013, pp. 45–67.

Wright, David. How God Makes the World a Better Place: A Wesleyan Primer on Faith, Work, and Economic Transformation. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2012, pp. 89–108.

EPISODE 4: The Economy of ORDER

Brand, Chad. Flourishing Faith: A Baptist Primer on Work, Economics, and Civic Stewardship. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2012, pp. 45–69.

Kuyper, Abraham. Guidance for Christian Engagement in Government. Translated and edited by Harry Van Dyke. Grand Rapids: CLP Academic, 2013, pp. 39–70.

Perkins, John M.. Let Justice Roll Down. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2012.

Wright, David. How God Makes the World a Better Place: A Wesleyan Primer on Faith, Work, and Economic Transformation. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2012, pp. 89–108.

King, Jr.,  Martin Luther. Strength to Love. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1963.

EPISODE 5: The Economy of WISDOM

Kuyper, Abraham. Scholarship: Two Convocation Addresses on University Life. Translated by Harry Van Dyke. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2014.

EPISODE 6: The Economy of WONDER

Kuyper, Abraham. Wisdom & Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art. Translated by Nelson D. Kloosterman. Edited by Jordan J. Ballor and Stephen J. Grabill. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2011, pp. 105–82.

Pieper, Josef. Leisure: The Basis of Culture.  San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009.

EPISODE 7: CHURCH

Ballor, Jordan J. Get Your Hands Dirty: Essays on Christian Social Thought (and Action). Eugene, Ore.: Wipf & Stock, 2013, pp. 113–62.

Kuyper, Abraham. Rooted & Grounded: The Church as Organism and Institution. Translated and edited by Nelson D. Kloosterman. Grand Rapids: Christian’s Library Press, 2013.