September 03, 2014
August 29, 2014
Social Ethics in a Season of Suffering
December 10, 2013
Audio: Jordan J. Ballor on the Economics of the Heidelberg Catechism
October 29, 2013
Get Your Hands Dirty: ‘Engaging Heavy Reading’
September 12, 2013
5 Lessons Learned from 10 Years at the Acton Institute
September 11, 2013
Callings and the childfree life
I share Fr. Robert Barron’s concern about many of the attitudes on display in this Time magazine cover story on “the childfree life.” As Barron writes, much of the problem stems from the basic American attitude toward a life of “having it all.” Continue Reading...
September 11, 2013
The Camel’s Hump: Rudyard Kipling on Idleness and Hard Work
September 04, 2013
Bonanza’s Adam Cartwright, a Cowboy in Black
September 03, 2013
A Splendidly Tricky Book: A Review of ‘Get Your Hands Dirty’
Over at Capital Commentary, Byron Borger has a review of Jordan Ballor’s new book, Get Your Hands Dirty: Essays on Christian Social Thought (and Action):
Although his book is not simple, he is a fine popularizer, writing serious material in sometimes playful ways, with the occasional nod to pop culture, drawing on themes from Deadwood or Lost or a contemporary novel. Continue Reading...
August 19, 2013