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Nov 28, 2013: Fr Zs Blog: VIDEO: Fr. Sirico of Acton Institute reacts to Evangelii gaudium
Fr. Robert Sirico of Acton Institute has a video with a reaction to Pope Francis’ Evangelii gaudium. He has sincere questions for the Pope. Feb 21, 2013: Michigan Live: Acton Institute's new headquarters gives think tank a high-tech base for its free market mission
The Acton Institute’s new home at 98 E. Fulton St. will be more than an impressive office building for the conservative think tank’s growing staff. Nov 26, 2012: Koinonia: Acton Institute PowerBlog: The Case for Religious Liberty in 16 Seconds
Making the case for religious liberty for those with ultra-short attention spans. |
Feb 27, 2012: GRID: DeVos funded think tank Acton Institute on the move in Grand Rapids
Last week, Rapid Growth Media (RGM) posted a short article about the Acton Institute’s announcement that they would be buying and moving into the Wim-CAT building on the corner of Sheldon and Fulton Street in downtown Grand Rapids.
Last week, Rapid Growth Media (RGM) posted a short article about the Acton Institute’s announcement that they would be buying and moving into the Wim-CAT building on the corner of Sheldon and Fulton Street in downtown Grand Rapids.
July 4, 2011: The Distributist Review: Is the Acton Institute a Genuine Expression of Catholic Social Thought?
Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1834-1902) is chiefly remembered today for his remark that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but it would be well were more generally known about him, for as a leader of liberal Catholicism in the nineteenth century he is a fitting symbol in the conflict between different versions of the Faith which has afflicted the Church since the 1960s
Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1834-1902) is chiefly remembered today for his remark that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but it would be well were more generally known about him, for as a leader of liberal Catholicism in the nineteenth century he is a fitting symbol in the conflict between different versions of the Faith which has afflicted the Church since the 1960s
Sept 24, 2008: Cornwall Alliance: Acton Institute Releases Stewardship Curriculum
A new resource is available to churches looking for Biblically, economically, and scientifically sound instruction on the environment, business, finances, and government.
A new resource is available to churches looking for Biblically, economically, and scientifically sound instruction on the environment, business, finances, and government.
The Acton Institute was founded in 1990 in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Robert A. Sirico and Kris Alan Mauren. It is named for the English historian, politician, and writer Lord Acton, who is popularly associated with the dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". Sirico and Mauren were concerned that many religious people were ignorant of economic realities, and that many economists and businessmen were insufficiently grounded in religious principles. Sirico explains the essential link between economics and religion with reference to the institute's namesake: Acton realized that economic freedom is essential to creating an environment in which religious freedom can flourish. But he also knew that the market can function only when people behave morally. So faith and freedom must go hand in hand. As he put it, "Liberty is the condition which makes it easy for conscience to govern".
The release in 1991 of the papal encyclical Centesimus Annus buoyed the institute at a critical time. The document provided, a year after Acton's founding, established support for the institute's economic personalism and defense of capitalism. Robert Sirico said at the time that it constituted a "vindication". In 2002, the Institute opened a Rome office, Istituto Acton, which carries out Acton’s mission abroad. In 2004, the Institute was given the Templeton Freedom Award for its "extensive body of work on the moral defense of the free market". In 2012, the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania included Acton in its list of the top 50 think tanks in the United States
The release in 1991 of the papal encyclical Centesimus Annus buoyed the institute at a critical time. The document provided, a year after Acton's founding, established support for the institute's economic personalism and defense of capitalism. Robert Sirico said at the time that it constituted a "vindication". In 2002, the Institute opened a Rome office, Istituto Acton, which carries out Acton’s mission abroad. In 2004, the Institute was given the Templeton Freedom Award for its "extensive body of work on the moral defense of the free market". In 2012, the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania included Acton in its list of the top 50 think tanks in the United States
