Name: Jordan J. Ballor
Dateline: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Weblog: blog.acton.org [RSS]
Articles: 21
First Published: Friday, May 20, 2005
Last Published: Monday, July 7, 2008
Currently listing articles 21-1:
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Power and Tyranny in Civilization IV— Civ IV deserves praise for integrating religion into the game play, but in the end it becomes one more tool for tyranny.
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Digital Book Review: The Logos Edition of Karl Barth's Church Dogmatics— What was an unwieldy and often inaccessible resource in print form becomes a powerful tool for critical engagement of contemporary theology.
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Beowulf Fails To Uphold Its Legacy— Unless you go to the film solely for the special effects or have absolutely no appreciation for the narrative legacy of the epic, avoid this
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Home Runs Against Hitler: The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg— As we mark the beginning of baseball season this week in 2007, it's a good opportunity to remember the contributions of Hammerin' Hank Greenberg...
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Movie Review: 300— ... perhaps there are some contemporary lessons to be learned from 300...
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Movie Review: The Pursuit of Happyness— The Pursuit of Happyness stands as an extended argument underscoring the truth of conservative values.
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Book Review: The Scandal Of The Evangelical Conscience— Freed from the pervasive distortions of leftist economic ideology, Sider’s corresponding message becomes even more clear and powerful.
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Superman and Jesus? Not So Fast...— It has become commonplace for Christians to make specific claims that worldly things display the reality, power, and wisdom of God.
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Movie Review: Nacho Libre— Nacho Libre is an entertaining movie, although fans of Jack Black and those at least familiar with Lucha Libre will have much more to enjoy.
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Narnia and Risking Disney Buffoonery— ...
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Movie Review: Aeon Flux— ...
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A Santa Claus Moment— Charity comes to the small screen.
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DVD Review: Firefly— ...
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Review: The Debt of the Dictators— ...
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Book Review: The Thinking Toolbox— The intention behind the book: to make logic accessible and enjoyable for students.
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Of Mice and Men: What it Means to be Human— ...
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A More Sophisticated View of Politics
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The Public Square: Civic Friendship— ...
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Technology Imperialists at the Forefront— ...
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Interview: The Right to Migrate— ...
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PC Game Review: World Food Programme's Food Force— ...
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