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Luncheon with Rev. Robert Sirico President, Acton Institute 12pm lunch followed by an address by Rev. Sirico Questions: contact Charles Roelofs at 616.454.3080 or [email protected] For more about the Acton Institute in Chicago contact Jim Healy at 630.848.2001 or [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE UPDATE: Due to technical difficulties with our conference space, the venue for this event has been updated to St. Cecilia Music Center. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please join us for a Law Day Celebration Rev. Robert Sirico, President of the Acton Institute, will speak on

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Toward a Free and Virtuous Society conferences are intensive seminars for future religious leaders.

The purpose of this conference is to explore the philosophical foundations of limited government by engaging ancient, medieval, and modern thinkers on the subject. Participants will focus on the contributions made by these enduring sources of political and social thought to an understanding of the necessity of limited government. A secondary aspect of the conference will be to introduce participants to the criticisms lodged against the regulatory apparatus of the modern state by having them review basic readings on the principle of subsidiarity and public choice economics.

Series Description Based on the speaker's book, Eden’s Bridge: The Marketplace in Creation and Mission, and the purpose of this lecture series is to broaden and deepen the current theological discussion surrounding the role of the marketplace in the Kingdom of God. Another facet of the discussions will be the redemptive process of God’s mission ( missio Dei) in the world. We hope to move toward empowering and actualizing the whole Church for Kingdom advancement through marketplace mechanisms.

Acton Institute and Assemblies Of God Theological Seminary are co-sponsoring an event to premiere the book Flourishing Churches and Communities: A Pentecostal Primer on Faith, Work, and Economics for Spirit-Empowered Discipleship written by Acton Institute Senior Advisor Dr. Charlie Self. Dr. Self is also an associate professor of church history at Assemblies Of God Theological Seminary where he directs their Ph.D. studies in Bible and theology. This book is the first in a series of primers that Acton is releasing looking at faith from various theological perspectives.

This event is at capacity. To inquire about available seats, please contact: Elly Barnette-Dawson at 616.454.3080 or [email protected].

Series Description Poverty and those living in impoverished situations are frequent subjects of heated debate. This lecture series explore the theme of human flourishing as it is related to poverty, globalization, and the Church in the developed world. The series begins by introducing a theological framework for thinking about globalization. The following three sessions apply this Christian framework to discussions of human flourishing in the larger context of entrepreneurship, stewardship, and trade.

Acton is pleased to announce a Dallas area screening of a session of its new PovertyCure DVD series for small groups, along with a chance to hear from the project’s lead writer, Acton research fellow Jonathan Witt.