Russell Kirk’s Wisdom on Leisure, Work and How Christians Can Best Impact Society

What makes someone a hero? Is it fame, power, money, creative talent, athletic ability, good looks? Despite what our culture typically celebrates, none of those things makes a hero. No, heroism springs from character, the critical element that defines a person. The good news is that character is something every one of us can mold; it is simply the sum of the choices we make as we face new challenges and opportunities. In this exciting and relevant lecture, Lawrence W.

At the dawn of the Trump Administration, the US Supreme Court hangs in the balance when it comes to some of the most important areas of the law. With a couple of more vacancies possible, and an unprecedented number of vacancies anticipated on the Federal appeals courts, this state of affairs presents a unique opportunity to transform the courts so as to engender a greater respect for limited, constitutional government.

On Thursday, June 22 2017, the Acton Institute presented a panel discussion on the topic of what Christianity has to offer the poor. Panelists included Michael Wear, founder of Public Square Strategies LLC; Anne Rathbone Bradley, Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics; Elizabeth Bruenig, Assistant Editor of the Outlook section at the Washington Post; and Acton Institute founder and president Rev. Robert A. Sirico.

Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention—the moral and public policy agency of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination—speaks at Acton University 2017.

Samuel Gregg, Director of Research at the Acton Institute, delivers the opening plenary lecture of Acton University 2017 at DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gregg’s lecture focuses on the very real threats faced by religious believers around the world (and especially in developing nations), and the pressures that are increasing on religious liberty in western nations, which are often rooted in modern understandings of “tolerance.”