First Takes

In the second installment of our conversation with Dr. Riley and Dr. Kramer, Gabe asks why Christians should care about economics, foreign policy, and what's happening in the world. Dr. Riley and Dr. Kramer are speaking at First Presbyterian's Spring adult elective, which happens every Wednesday evening at 1st Presbyterian's McCallie Avenue campus. Dinner is served at 5:30, and the lecture begins at 6:15. For more information on Midweek or other events at First Presbyterian, visit our website: https://1stpresbyterian.com

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Dr. Claudia Williamson Kramer (Ph.D., West Virginia University) is the Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise and Professor of Economics at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is also the Director of the Center for Economic Education. Prior to coming to Chattanooga, Dr. Kramer served on the faculty at Mississippi State University. An accomplished scholar and renowned economist, she is the author of more than 50 journal articles and her work has been cited over 3,500 times in various publications. She and her husband have one child and are expecting another.

To learn more, visit: http://www.claudiawkramer.com

Dr. Joe Riley (Ph.D., University of Oxford) is the founder and CEO of Patriot Family Homes. Prior to returning to Chattanooga, Joe served in Afghanistan as an Army Ranger. He also logged tours of duty in Ukraine, South Korea, and Thailand. His final assignment was as the Director for Indopacific Secuirty on the National Security Council under President Trump from 2019-21. At the White House, Joe directed the Administration's counter-China strategy in the Pacific, coordinating more than 40 departments and agencies in combating China's malign influence in the region. In addition to Patriot Family Homes, Joe and his wife, Rachel, oversee and live at Quail Run Farm, a farm-to-table regenerative farm in Lookout Valley that sells beef, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs and honey direct to consumers in Chattanooga. They have two children, Jacob and Jonah. 

To learn more, visit: https://www.patriotfamilyhomes.com

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First Takes is produced by First Presbyterian Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, 

Our theme music was written and recorded by West Breedlove.

Our sound engineer is Dylan Thomas. 

Our host is Dr. Gabriel N.E. Fluhrer

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