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Marketplace Institute Conferences

Creating Wealth and the Created World

November 2-3, 2007       A conference on business and the environment

TIME Friday: 7:00pm–9:15pm and Saturday: 8:30am–5:00pm
LocaTIon Regent College, 5800 University Blvd., Vancouver
FEaTurIng Preston Manning, Cal DeWitt, Clive Mather, Marie Connett-Porceddu,
Paul Williams, Iain Provan, Loren Wilkinson & others

The Western world of affluence and convenience is completely reliant on wealth creating economic structures. All human endeavours, including economics, are ultimately dependent on the biophysical life-support structures of the earth, yet without the creativity and innovation of business much of creation’s bounty would remain inaccessible to people, including those in the developing world. Our public discourse tends to be characterized by a high degree of misunderstanding and mutual distrust between the business and environmental communities. Moreover, the challenging tasks involved with reconciling economic, ecological, and social concerns are routinely left for politicians to solve.

What does a Christian worldview have to offer in this hostile climate of monologue, “spin,” and blame? A Biblical understanding of humanity’s purpose says that we are called to love God, love people, and care for creation by creatively unlocking the potential of the garden-planet that we steward. How can this vision help faithful citizen-entrepreneurs engage issues of universal consequence in both pragmatic and prophetic ways?

The aim of this conference is to discuss and explore how the creation of wealth, in theory and in practice, can bring glory to God by serving and supporting the care of creation and the care of people.

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