Over the course of the past 27 years, Acton has weathered social upheavals and periods of economic boom and bust. Much of our continuous success is attributable to our ability to adapt to the world outside our walls.
Through the years, Acton and its staff of administrators, intellectuals and professionals have ensured our institute’s longevity and continued relevance year after year by fully engaging with the world as it was and how it exists today. All our efforts are in the service of realizing how we hope to transform the world for the better.
All our efforts are in the service of realizing how we hope to transform the world for the better.
For example, a mere few weeks before putting pen to paper for this message, I had the great honor of participating in a one-day conference in Rome. “Globalization, Justice and the Economy: The Jesuit Contribution” marked the 17th year that Acton has hosted and planned such events in Rome.
The conference displays the Acton Institute’s enduring mission to preserve the economic, philosophical and theological precepts of the past. In so doing, our combined research and areas of study – no matter how seemingly arcane – may continue to enlighten our spiritual and political leaders today and for many tomorrows.
In this issue of Acton Notes, readers will note as well the announcement of the translation of Abraham Kuyper’s On Islam. Written in the early 20th century, On Islam is one of several of Kuyper’s theological works the Acton Institute has translated in partnership with the Abraham Kuyper Translation Society and Lexham Press.
Since our inception, Acton has been engaged in promoting scholarship, theology, economics and art through the centuries and from around the globe. The past 27 years of Acton’s published output represents the remarkable production of countless fine minds of many nationalities and systems of faith.
Those who haven’t been onboard since Acton’s beginnings are now able to access the wealth of our accumulated writings through the Acton Learn Pages. This new initiative will allow readers to play catch-up while continuing to follow our daily and weekly accomplishments that go on to make a difference in the public square.
