Promotes a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty
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The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is an American research and educational institution, or think tank, in Grand Rapids, Michigan (with an office in Rome). The institute's stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles". Its work supports free market economic policy framed within Judeo-Christian morality. It has been alternately described as conservative and libertarian.
Related Individuals
Address
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Staff and Associates
Doug BandowBoard of Advisors, 1998-2011
Alejandro ChafuenMember of the Board of Directors; Senior Fellow
Robert SiricoPresident
Websites
Acton.org - Acton Institute
Sections include: research, commentary, blog, Acton University, Lecture Series, awards, scholarships, Religious and Economic Freedom conferences, podcasts, publications and book shop
Sections include: research, commentary, blog, Acton University, Lecture Series, awards, scholarships, Religious and Economic Freedom conferences, podcasts, publications and book shop
Related Topic: Freedom of Religion
Web Pages
Acton Institute - YouTube
YouTube channel of the Acton Institute
YouTube channel of the Acton Institute
Articles
Father Robert Sirico: Power Broker on the Rise, by Bill Berkowitz, AlterNet, 3 Jul 2001
Discusses the Acton Institute, pointing out its major donors, and Sirico's involvement in various activities such as welfare reform, the environment and globalization, and his association with conservative groups
Discusses the Acton Institute, pointing out its major donors, and Sirico's involvement in various activities such as welfare reform, the environment and globalization, and his association with conservative groups
Father Robert Sirico and his Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty are on a roll ... In 1990, Father Sirico founded Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Acton Institute. Named for historian and social philosopher Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, known as Lord Acton. The Institute's mission is to "promote a free and virtuous society, characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles." In the mid-nineties, the Acton Institute ... played a significant role during the welfare reform debate by establishing its National Welfare Reform Initiative in 1995.
Related Topic: Robert Sirico
Publications
Religion & Liberty: Acton Institute's International Journal of Religion, Economics and Culture
Since 1991, bimonthly until 2004, then quarterly
Since 1991, bimonthly until 2004, then quarterly
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