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Radio Free Acton: Jordan Ballor on Kuyper, Bonhoeffer and Thanksgiving; Upstream on Alternative Country Music
Radio Free Acton: Jordan Ballor on Kuyper, Bonhoeffer and Thanksgiving; Upstream on Alternative Country Music
Nov 13, 2026 5:02 PM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Bruce Edward Walker talks with Ray Nothstine, Opinion Editor of the the North State Journal and Editor at the Civitas Institute, on the alternative country music genre. Then, Caroline Roberts interviews Jordan Ballor, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Publishing at the Acton Institute, on the link between Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Abraham Kuyper, and Thanksgiving.

Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:

John Mellencamp official site

Carlene Carter official site

Lillie Mae official site

Sunny Sweeney official site

Register here to attend Acton on Tap: Sean Mulholland, Ph.D. — Taking on Inequality: Seeking Paths to Greater Prosperity

Read “Cheap grace and gratitude” by Jordan Ballor

Buy Common Grace: God’s Grace for a Fallen World: Volume 1 by Abraham Kuyper

Buy Wisdom and Wonder: Common Grace in Science and Artby Abraham Kuyper

Buy The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Read “Work and Prayer” by C.S. Lewis

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Actonteam that you would like answered in future podcast segments? Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]

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