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Jordan J. Ballor is a research fellow at the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty and author of Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church's Social Witness (Christian's Library Press, 2010). Jordan is a doctoral candidate in Reformation history at the University of Zurich and in moral and historical theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. He graduated in 2004 with a Master of Theology (Th.M.) in systematic theology from Calvin, with a thesis entitled, “Barth, Brunner, and Natural Theology in Bonhoeffer's Middle Period (1931-1939).” His previous degrees include a Master of Theological Studies (2003-Calvin Theological Seminary) and a Bachelor of Arts in English (2000-Michigan State University/Honors College). Jordan also serves as executive editor of the Journal of Markets & Morality. He has authored articles in academic publications such as The Journal of Religion, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Journal of Scholarly Publishing, and has written popular pieces for newspapers including the Detroit News, Orange County Register, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2006, Jordan was profiled in the book, The Relevant Nation: 50 Activists, Artists And Innovators Who Are Changing The World Through Faith.