Acton University 2016

July 13, 2016

Video: Rev. Robert A. Sirico at Acton University 2016

On June 17th, Acton Institute President and Co-founder Rev. Robert A. Sirico delivered the final evening plenary address of Acton University 2016. We’re pleased to present the video of his address here on the PowerBlog. Continue Reading...

July 05, 2016

Community and Economic Development: Transforming Our Cities Through Love

Growing up impoverished in the Grand Rapids area himself, Justin Beene brings a unique perspective to his lecture on Community and Economic Development. He has seen first-hand the good intentions behind top-down investing to eliminate poverty and racial injustice, and the consequential damage wreaked upon such communities. Continue Reading...

July 01, 2016

Profile of an Acton University attendee: Luis Hernández

Luis Hernandez traveled to Acton University from Mexico City, where he works as a pastoral coordinator for Anáhuac Sur University. He is responsible for managing projects and spiritual activities to help both the university students and the surrounding community. Continue Reading...

June 30, 2016

Why the Market Needs the Family

The Family & the Market, an Acton University lecture by Jennifer Roback Morse, uses Christian theology and logic to illustrate unique connections between seemingly unrelated aspects of society, at least to the secular world. Continue Reading...

June 29, 2016

We’re all Dead: How J.M. Keynes – And His Critics – Went Wrong

“Critics of John Maynard Keynes were so determined his economics were wrong that they allowed Keynes to dictate the terms of the debate,” says Victor Claar, professor of economics at Henderson State University, in his Acton University lecture. Continue Reading...

June 28, 2016

Video: Vernon Smith on Faith and the Compatibility of Science and Religion

Acton University is a unique conference, a fact noted by Nobel Economics Laureate Vernon L. Smith, who used his appearance on Wednesday, June 15 as an opportunity to “speak on a topic that my fellow economists would never have asked me to speak on”: religious faith and its compatibility with modern science. Continue Reading...

June 28, 2016

Profile of an Acton University attendee: Fr. Benjamin Fiiriter

Father Benjamin Fiiriter traveled over 20 hours from Ghana to attend Acton University earlier this month. He works in the Diocese of Wa in various capacities at the Finance Office, Estates Office and Procuration, Pontifical Mission Societies and the General Correspondence of the Bishop and the Curia. Continue Reading...