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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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	Wisdom and Wonder: Common Grace in Science & Art by Abraham Kuyper, Gabe Lyons (Foreword), Jon Tyson (Foreword) 4.07 avg rating — 255 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 Honour of Richard A. Muller on the Maturation of a Theological Tradition (Studies in the History of Christian Thought, 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	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	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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Chasing the Boogeyman

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The Let Them Theory

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The Book Club Hotel

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