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What is the “One and Indivisible” conference series?
In order to discuss and promote an understanding of the relationship between religious liberty and economic freedom among present and future leaders around the world, the Acton Institute has held four sessions out of a five-part international conference series.Common grace in ivory towers and tractor companies
That wonderful insistence on the reality of common grace, as a favorable disposition of God toward all human beings, is a blessing received from the Reformed tradition. Excerpted from “Getting the trophies ready: serving God in the business world,” an essay which first appeared in the Journal of Markets and Morality Spring 2015 issue. In this essay, Mouw discusses three “Kuyperian spheres” of service: academia, business and the church.The power of liberty
Now that the last dish and utensil for the Acton Annual Dinner has been cleared, washed and put away, we find ourselves preparing for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. This is a special season often set aside for two cornerstones of our modern civilization: worship and family, which have intersected often in literature.Russell H. Conwell
Greatness consists not in the holding of some future office, but really consists in doing great deeds with little means and the accomplishment of vast purposes from the private ranks of life. To be great at all, one must be great here, now.After the culture wars
Review of Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel by Russell Moore (B&H Books, August 2015). For much of its existence, America has been defined as an extension of the conservative Protestant values of its first settlers. That worldview is rapidly vanishing in America, and Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, the policy arm of the Southern Baptist Church, says now is the time for the church to reclaim its mission.There is no such thing as ‘the poor’
There are only poor people, and each of them manages her resources as effectively as circumstances permit – and her circumstances are unique to her, at a specific time and in a particular place.Steward or squander: Religion and environmentalism in the United States
A Review of Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism by Mark Stoll (Oxford University Press, May 2015).Double-edged sword: The power of the Word
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. -Matthew 5:4 One of the many titles of Christ is “Comforter.” Out of his endless love God comes to us as fully human. As fully God and man, Jesus mourns with us and for us, which is great news, but his atoning power and resurrection promises so much more than a sympathetic ear or important moral teachings. Despite the pain and affliction, Christ will transform our condition.Steak au poivre, cabernet sauvignon and second chances
The atmosphere at Edwins is calm and casual three hours before opening for business on a Friday afternoon. Someone has piped hip-hop music through the sound system, a far cry from the soft, ambient tracks that diners will hear later. A bartender inspects glasses while another vacuums the floor and others check that tables are properly set for dinner.What is Instituto Acton?
The Buenos Aires-based organization formerly known as Instituto Acton Argentina became a subsidiary of the Acton Institute in the spring of 2015. Instituto Acton, while independent for the time being, will share common objectives and goals with the Acton Institute. It is led by Executive Director Cecilia G. de Vázquez Ger and conducts its work primarily in Spanish. The institute’s mission is to promote a free and virtuous society, characterized by the validity of personal rights and the market economy in harmony with the principles of the Judeo-Christian faith.