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Radio Free Acton: Acton University Experience With Thomas Wheeler
What does the Acton University experience have to offer a newly-graduated college student? Thomas Wheeler, from Minnesota, attended AU 2013 on recommendation from his dad. In this podcast, Wheeler...
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City Of Grand Rapids Continues To Deny Acton’s Application For Property Tax...
The city of Grand Rapids, Mich. continues to deny the Acton Institute application for property tax-exemption, even as Acton presents evidence to support such status.The Acton Institute, recognized by...
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The Acton University Experience: ‘You Really Need to Meet These People’
Today on the PowerBlog, we’re continuing our Radio Free Acton series featuring people who have attended Acton University and their experiences. As we close in on the deadline for registration for AU...
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Ross Douthat On Family And Culture
New York Times columnist and Acton University 2014 plenary speaker Ross Douthat is featured in an interview with the Institute for Family Studies. Douthat addresses issues surrounding marriage and...
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Audio: Sirico on Poverty, Pope Francis & Obamacare in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
This morning, Acton Institute President Rev. Robert A. Sirico took some time away from his preparations for Acton University to speak with Jim Engster, host of The Jim Engster Show on WRKF radio in...
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Radio Free Acton: Culture Care with Makoto Fujimura
Makoto Fujimura with his personal copy of The Four Holy Gospels at Acton University 2014What does it mean for Christians to use our gifts to fulfill God’s purposes in cultural flourishing? Makoto...
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Socially-Conscious Businesses And The ‘Dirty 100′
There is a company in the U.S. that those who want businesses to be more socially-conscious should love. The company starts employees out at $15/hour, far higher than the minimum wage. Raises have been...
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Download Acton University 2014 Lectures
We’ve just posted the final bundle of 107 audio files from Acton University 2014 available for $14.95 at our digital download store. Our lunch and evening lectures are also free, including talks...
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Audio: Can Catholics, Orthodox, and Evangelicals Learn from Each Other?
This summer during Acton University, I had the opportunity to be part of a recording for Moody Radio’s Up for Debate program, which has just recently been posted online. The subject for discussion was...
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Why We Need To Get ‘Community’ Right
What is a “community?” What are the boundaries of a community or organization? And – most important – why is community important?Andy Crouch, writer, musician and Acton University plenary speaker, says...
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Audio: Rev. Sirico on Acton University
Recently, Acton President and Co-founder Rev. Robert Sirico spoke with Joe Wooddell, professor of philosophy and vice president for academic affairs at Criswell College. They discuss the concept of...
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Monks and Markets
Not Abba PistamonToday at Ethika Politika, I examine some ancient economic wisdom from one of the desert fathers: Abba Pistamon. Far from the newest of Nintendo’s Pokemon monsters (despite the sound of...
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Acton University 2015: Plenary Speaker Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm Don’t let the dirty boots and the beat-up cowboy hat fool you: Joel Salatin is not your average farmer. While he is a farmer (he owns and operates Polyface Farm), he has...
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Top 5 Books For Today’s College Student: Greg Thornbury
President of The King’s College in New York City and one of this year’s Acton University plenaries, Greg Thornbury, gives his top 5 book picks for today’s college students. 1. Plato’s Dialogues Read...
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Video: Samuel Gregg on Truth, Reason, and Equality at Acton University 2015
Acton University 2015 got underway last night with an opening plenary address by Dr. Samuel Gregg on the topic of Truth, Reason and Equality. Gregg emphasized that the pursuit of authentic equality...
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Christopher Dawson and the Dynamics of History
Christopher Dawson On June 17, 2015, Bradley Birzer taught a course at Acton University entitled “Christopher Dawson and the Dynamics of History” in which he outlined the life and thought of the great...
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Good, True, and Beautiful: C.S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis Silence took the place of applause as the room struggled to manifest a question to the finality of Peter Kreeft’s lecture; unfazed, the professor filled with excitement at the chance to...
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Poverty in the Developing World
Michael Matheson Miller, research fellow at the Acton Institute, presented a course at Acton University a few weeks ago titled, “Poverty in the Developing World.” The purpose of the lecture was to...
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The Return of the Acton University Digital Download FIRE SALE!
Acton University 2015 has wrapped up, and we’ve got lots of audio from the event available NOW in the Acton Institute Digital Download Store. And you know what that means: FIRE SALE TIME. Read more on...
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Profile of an Acton University Attendee
Acton University 2015 Participants After working in the DC area for nearly twenty years, Judi Niedercorn recently moved to the Northern Appalachian area of New York where she founded the Northern...
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