THOM WOLF INSTITUTE

OF

GLOBAL STUDIES

FORUM

for

GLOBAL
CONVERSATION

The Global
Conversation

The THOM WOLF INSTITUTE of GLOBAL STUDIES (TWIGS) explores the crucial question of the 21st Century:

What is the best way to live life on this planet?

To further the global conversation and life flourishing, TWIGS convenes, connects, and collaborates educational experiences worldwide.

Lifecode

An Examination of the Shape, the Nature, and the Usage of the Oikoscode

What if the secret to personal transformation, relational harmony, and thriving communities was hidden in an ancient code, overlooked for centuries?

That’s exactly what happened. That piqued Dr. Thom's curiosity, and that's what he explored in his PhD dissertation, Lifecode: An Examination of the Shape, the Nature, and the Usage of the Oikoscode.

This powerful work uncovers a replicable, nonformal pattern of ethical education that shaped the earliest Christian communities—what Dr. Thom calls the oikoscode, or the lifecode.

Dr. Thom Wolf

A transformational, cross-cultural visionary

Thom Wolf is the Founder of TWIGS and a renowned global studies educator exploring worldview, vocation, and transformation across cultures.

He invites you to join the global conversation.

About Dr. Thom

Journal

The Lifecode and the Two Logics in the Global Conversation: MERIT vs. MERCY

In this article, Thom Wolf presents a compelling case for the recovery and global relevance of what he terms the “Lifecode”—a triadic ethical pattern of faith, love, and hope derived from earliest Christianity teaching.

Development and the Indian Social System — A WV3 Perspective by Thom Wolf

Exploring the Cultural Logic of Change in a Stratified Society In 2016, Dr. Thom Wolf wrote an analysis for the Comparative Civilizations Review of the Indian Social System using his WV3 Matrix. Wolf spent many years in India as an educator, theorist, author, and social entrepreneur, and as international president and professor of global studies of University Instittute, New Delhi. In Development and Its Implications for the Indian Social System , Wolf presents a bold and in