Joseph Sunde's work has appeared in venues such as the Foundation for Economic Education, First Things, The Christian Post, The Stream, Intellectual Takeout, Patheos, LifeSiteNews, The City, Charisma News, The Green Room, Juicy Ecumenism, Ethika Politika, Made to Flourish, and the Center for Faith and Work, as well as on PowerBlog. He resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife and four children.
Posts by Joseph Sunde
December 19, 2013
Christian’s Library Press has just released the first-ever English translation of Abraham Kuyper’s
Our Program (Ons Program), under the title
Guidance for Christian Engagement in Government.
First
published in 1879 with the goal of preparing citizens for participation in the general elections, Kuyper’s stated purpose was twofold, as summarized by translator and editor Harry Van Dyke: “to serve antirevolutionaries as a guide for promotional activities and to prepare them for the formal establishment of an Anti-Revolutionary Party.”
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December 18, 2013
In 2012, nearly $39 billion was spared to American givers via the charitable tax deduction, $33 billion of which went to the richest 20 percent of Americans. If that sounds like a lot, consider that it’s associated with roughly
$316 billion in charitable donations.
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December 17, 2013
“Do economic incentives help or hinder ‘business as mission’ (BAM) practitioners?” In a forthcoming study, Dr. Steven Rundle of Biola University explores the question through empirical research.
Unsatisfied with the evidence thus far, consisting mostly of case studies and anecdotes, Rundle conducted an anonymous survey of 119 “business as mission” practitioners, focusing on a variety of factors, including (1) “the source of their salary (does it come from the revenues of the business or from donors?),”
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December 11, 2013
Several months ago, in the wake of Detroit’s bankruptcy and the flurry of discussions surrounding it, Chris Horst and I co-wrote a post on how Christians mustn’t forget or neglect the role of business in our attempts to rebuild, restore, and reinvigorate failing cities.
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December 11, 2013
Christian’s Library Press has released the first in its series of English translations of Abraham Kuyper’s most famous work,
Common Grace, a three-volume work of practical public theology. This release,
Noah-Adam, is the first of three parts in Volume 1: The Historical Section.
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December 10, 2013
“There is only one effective solution to world poverty,” says theologian Wayne Grudem in a recent lecture on his latest book,
The Poverty of Nations, co-authored with economist Barry Asmus.
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December 05, 2013
“All good, enduring reformation begins with ourselves and takes its starting point in one’s own heart and life,” writes Herman Bavinck in
The Christian Family. “If family life is indeed being threatened from all sides today, then there is nothing better for each person to be doing than immediately to begin reforming within one’s own circle.”
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December 03, 2013
In a stunning new video, Matt Bieler strings together beautiful images and a few simple words to celebrate the work of three stay-at-home moms from three different regions of the country.
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December 02, 2013
When it comes to pondering the plight of millennials, the need for critique runs as deep as the challenges.
Yet the obstacles have at least something to do with our present reality and the forces that set it in motion.
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November 27, 2013
Each Thanksgiving brings with it another opportunity to pause, meditate, and express our gratitude for the great blessings in life. As one who recently welcomed a new baby boy to my family, it seems particularly evident this season that the greatest blessings are not, after all, material.
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