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Sentimental Hearts and Invisible Hands
A review of James R. Otteson's, (Bloomsbury Press, August 2013) 200 pages; $29.95.Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - Philippians 3:7-11
But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ— the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.But What if They're All Republicans?
"But what if they're all Republicans?" my Catholic friend exclaimed at the conclusion of a brief exchange over the American Bishops' recent initiatives in defense of religious freedom. The Bishops' campaign was provoked by recent HHS regulations which force Catholic institutions to violate Catholic moral teaching by offering contraceptive and abortifacient coverage in employee health plans.A Prisoner of Tehran Looks Forward
An Interview with Marina NematEditor's note
For many Americans, the iconic images of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 are forever etched in the mind. The hostage crisis where 52 Americans were held in captivity for 444 days in Iran dominated American media and politics. Less known is the imprisonment and suffering of thousands of Iranians. Marina Nemat was arrested at age 16 and spent two years as a political prisoner in Tehran. Nemat was tortured and came very close to being executed by the regime. Her memoir of her life in Iran, Prisoner of Tehran, was published in 2007 and is an international bestseller.The human desire for peace and liberty
When faced with occurrences like the bombing at the Boston Marathon, our lives seem to make a little less sense, to be a little less free, a little less calm. The problems seem magnified by the 24/7 barrage of media coverage.Clare Boothe Luce
I refuse the compliment that I think like a man. Thought has no sex; one either thinks or one does not.Why does Acton publish "In the Liberal Tradition" and why is it important to our mission?
The writer and Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner once said, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." Every day at Acton, we find the truth in those words. We work at cultivating a rich tradition rooted in economic liberty, moral reflection, and the dignity of the person. We are passionate about bringing this tradition forward to new audiences.Work & play
An excerpt from Faithful In All God's House by Gerard Berghoef and Lester Dekoster.America's European past and future
A review of Samuel Gregg's Becoming Europe: Economic Decline, Culture, and How America Can Avoid a European Future.(Encounter Books, January 2013) Hardcover, 384 pages; $25.99.Double-edged sword: The power of the Word - Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory."Principle and prudence: two shrines, two revolutions, and two traditions of religious liberty
One of the charges often leveled against the Protestant Reformation is that it essentially continued, and in some accounts exacerbated, fundamental problems with the received medieval models of the relationship between church and state. As Lord Acton put it memorably, "From the death of St.