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Jordan J. Ballor (Dr. theol., University of Zurich; Ph.D., Calvin Theological Seminary) is director of research at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy.

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The final dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 heralded the victory of Western democratic societies over communism and the ideologies of collectivism. Proponents of the market economy now had definitive proof that central economic planning cannot outperform a decentralized market order, in terms of creating goods that people value and distributing them in a timely, efficient manner. Continue Re Read more of this blog post »

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	Wisdom and Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art by Abraham Kuyper, Gabe Lyons (Foreword), Jon Tyson (Foreword) 4.07 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2011 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Church's Social Responsibility by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert J. Joustra (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church's Social Witness by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author), Stephen J. Grabill (Foreword) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Get Your Hands Dirty: Essays on Christian Social Thought by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author), Hunter Baker (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Church and School in Early Modern Protestantism: Studies in Honor of Richard A. Muller on the Maturation of a Theological Tradition (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 170) by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), David Sytsma (Editor), Jason Zuidema (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Covenant, Causality, and Law: A Study in the Theology of Wolfgang Musculus it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theology, Morality and Adam Smith (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Cornelis van der Kooi (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Com a mão na massa by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author), Rodrigo Carrijo e Silva (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sources in Christian Political Economy: A Reader by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author), Erik W. Matson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Christian Political Economy: From the Patristics to the Present by Jordan J. Ballor (Goodreads Author), Erik W. Matson 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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