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.