He said it

March 02, 2006 • by Jordan J. Ballor

He said it

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Ancient wisdom for an old problem

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The right to be ignorant

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Beginning “The End of Poverty”

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The Cartwrights and cowboy compassion

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Making media history

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Putting the smackdown on materialism

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The world is not enough

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The ‘ecumenical’ alternative

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