King’s Announces Oikonomia Scholarship Recipients

NEW YORK CITY – August 20, 2015 – The King’s College, in conjunction with the Acton Institute, is pleased to announce the recipients of the Oikonomia Scholarship, each of whom embodies the theological understanding and cultural engagement that the College values.

The three finalists are Grayson Logue, a Politics, Philosophy, and Economics major from Raleigh, North Carolina; Mary Ellen Sousa, a Media, Culture, and the Arts major from Neshanic Station, New Jersey, and Anna Underwood, a Finance major from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The three finalists received scholarships of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500, respectively.

Over 60 students participated in this inaugural contest, writing a 1,000 word response essay after watching the For the Life of the World series, a seven-part documentary that explores God’s plan for His creation, the purpose of salvation, and what it means to be “strangers and pilgrims” living in the “already but not yet.” Participants also submitted letters of recommendation from advocates.

“The essays from this year’s Oikonomia Scholarship winners represent some of the finest examples of the integration of faith and learning that I’ve ever read,” said Dr. Anthony Bradley, Director of the Center for Human Flourishing, Chair of the Program in Religious Studies, and Associate Professor of Religious Studies at King’s. “The King’s College is privileged to have Oikonomia students arriving this fall with such a deep understanding not only of the mission of our college, but also how King’s intends to prepare them to fully participate in God’s mission to redeem his world.”

The mission of the Acton Institute is “to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.” For more information about the Acton Institute, visit http://www.acton.org/.

For more information on the FLOW series, watch the trailer or visit http://www.letterstotheexiles.com/.