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Grand Rapids, Michigan June 19-22, 2018

Acton University

Building the foundations of freedom

university.acton.org

I met Acton when I was writing my Ph.D. disserta-tion. I got many ideas from AU courses and Acton’s researchers that I later incorporated into my disser-tation as well as books and academic articles. I also owe Acton for insights I use in my teaching activi-ties as a full professor. – Alex Vanney, Professor, Austral University

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Dear Student of Liberty,

I invite you to join me, and more than one thousand other like-minded individuals, as we embark on a journey in search of truth. Every course at Acton University is designed to take you deeper into the concepts of liberty, faith, and free-market economics, rooted in the dignity of the human person.

If you have attended Acton University before, we are excited to welcome you back. If this is your first experience, we encourage you to engage with the ideas you hear and explore the depth and breadth of everything Acton has to offer.

Join us for four unforgettable days this June and let’s work together to make the world a freer, more virtuous place.

Sincerely, Rev. Robert A. SiricoPresident & Co-Founder

Acton University is designed to take you deeper into the concepts of liberty, faith, and free-market economics, rooted in the dignity of the human person.

Acton University was one of the most influential and rich educational experiences I have ever had. I especially loved the foundation classes as a first timer. The informa-tion I received in those classes has had a direct impact on my own teaching.

– Hannah Hull, True Charity Initiative

1,140 PARTICIPANTS in our learning community, representing 82 countries with 88 faculty members teaching 144 classes.

WHO ATTENDS ACTON UNIVERSITY •Undergraduate students •Graduate students •Academic professionals•Faith-based leaders•Nonprofit, ministry, and development leaders•Entrepreneurs

WHY YOU NEED TO ATTEND •Learn from world-class faculty representing 60+ institutions•Network with people around the world.•Build your own custom curriculum

PRESIDENT’S LETTER WHY COME

THE HONORABLE JANICE ROGERS BROWN,J.D. was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in June 2005. From 1994 to 1996, she served as an associate justice of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, and from 1996 to 2005, as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court. Brown also held roles in the State of California’s Office of Legislative Counsel, Attorney General’s Office, and Business, Transportation and Housing Agency. She earned her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law and received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law.

KEN ELZINGA is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. An award-winning teacher, each fall his introductory economics course attracts over 1,000 students, making it the largest class offered at the university. An expert in antitrust economics, he has testified in precedent-setting antitrust cases, including three Supreme Court decisions. Mr. Elzinga has served on the boards of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Hope College, and the Center for Christian Study at UVA. Mr. Elzinga has a B.A. and honorary doctorate from Kalamazoo College and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

REV. ROBERT SIRICO is the president and co-founder of the Acton Institute and the pastor at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A regular writer and commentator on religious, political, economic, and social issues, Rev. Sirico’s contributions have been carried by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Washington Times, CNN, ABC, CBS, NPR, and the BBC, among others. Rev. Sirico holds dual American and Italian citizenship.

CHRISTIAN VISION OF THE PERSON Michael Matheson Miller Acton Institute

ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKINGAnne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D.* Institute for Faith, Work and Economics

GOVERNMENT AND THE FREE SOCIETYPaul Bonicelli, Ph.D. Acton Institute

NATURAL LAW AND HUMAN FLOURISHING Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. Acton Institute

BUSINESS AND THE COMMON GOOD Scott Rae, Ph.D.Biola University

CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE AND ECONOMICSJay W. Richards, Ph.D. The Catholic University of America CRONYISM: STEALING FROM THE POOR TO PROTECT THE RICHAnne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D.*Institute for Faith, Work & Economics

CRYPTOCURRENCYJeffrey Tucker American Institute for Economic Research

CULTURAL CRITIQUES OF CAPITALISMMichael Matheson MillerActon Institute DISTRIBUTISM: THEORY AND CRITIQUEDavid Deavel, Ph.D.Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought

ACTON CORE

ECONOMICS

FEATURED SPEAKERS COURSE CATALOG

*Affiliate Scholar, Acton Institute

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ECONOMICS OF EDUCATIONCatherine Pakaluk, Ph.D. The Catholic University of America ECONOMIC FREEDOM AS THE PATH TO HUMAN FLOURISHINGAnne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D.*Institute for Faith, Work & Economics

ETHICS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS: BEYOND CSRAndrei Rogobete Centre for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics FAIR TRADE VS. FREE TRADEVictor Claar, Ph.D.*Florida Gulf Coast University FREE MARKET ENVIRONMENTALISMP.J. Hill, Ph.D. Wheaton College FREE MARKET THOUGHT: AUSTRIAN ECONOMICSRoger Garrison, Ph.D.Auburn University GLOBALIZATION AND INEQUALITYPhilip Booth, Ph.D.St. Mary’s University, Twickenham

HOW TO PURSUE HAPPINESS: HOW DOES THE ECONOMY HELP THE GOOD LIFE? Jay W. Richards, Ph.D.The Catholic University of America INCOME AND INEQUALITYStephen Barrows, Ph.D. Aquinas College

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EAST ASIADato Kim Tan, Ph.D.SpringHill Management, Ltd.

INTERSECTIONALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICEElizabeth Corey, Ph.D.Baylor University

INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHYAnne Morse Penn State University MARRIAGE MAKES THE MANW. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D.University of Virginia MICROAGGRESSIONS AND THE PUBLIC GOODElizabeth Corey, Ph.D.Baylor University POPULATION ECONOMICSStephen Barrows, Ph.D.Aquinas College POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLDMichael Matheson MillerActon Institute

RISING POWERS: THE HEART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPeter Heslam, D.Phil. Transforming Business SCALING THE WALLS OF PROTECTIONISM: AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY Jim Burkee, Ph.D.Concordia College, New York

STRONG FAMILIES, PROSPEROUS STATESW. Bradford Wilcox, Ph.D. University of Virginia THE AUSTRIAN BUSINESS CYCLERoger Garrison, Ph.D. Auburn University

THE GENDER WAGE GAPAngela Dills, Ph.D.Western Carolina University THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE TRADEPhilip Booth, Ph.D. St. Mary’s University, Twickenham

ECONOMICS ECONOMICS

COURSE CATALOG COURSE CATALOG

*Affiliate Scholar, Acton Institute*Affiliate Scholar, Acton Institute

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WHY HAYEK SHOULD MATTER TO CHRISTIANSSarah Estelle, Ph.D. Hope College WHY MACHINES WON’T REPLACE USJay W. Richards, Ph.D.The Catholic University of America

ABRAHAM KUYPER, LEO XIII, AND MODERN CHRISTIAN SOCIAL THOUGHT Jordan Ballor, Dr. theol., Ph.D.Acton Institute ADAM SMITH AND THE ROLE OF VIRTUE IN A COMMERCIAL SOCIETYPaul Mueller, Ph.D. The King’s College, New York City ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE: THE MAN AND HIS TIMESJohn D. Wilsey, Ph.D.* The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary AN INTRODUCTION TO ABRAHAM KUYPER’S PUBLIC THEOLOGYJordan Ballor, Dr. theol., Ph.D.Acton Institute

BEHIND THE LABELS: CONSERVATISM AND LIBERALISM IN AMERICAN HISTORY Kevin Schmiesing, Ph.D. Acton Institute

BENEDICT XVI AND THE CRISIS OF EUROPESamuel Gregg, D.Phil.Acton Institute

EDMUND BURKE AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN CONSERVATISMKishore JayabalanIstituto Acton

ISLAM 101Mustafa AkyolFreedom Project at Wellesley College

ISLAM, MARKETS, AND THE FREE SOCIETYMustafa Akyol Freedom Project at Wellesley College

JOHN LOCKE’S PHILOSOPHY OF LIBERALISMGreg Forster, Ph.D.Center for Transformational Churches, Trinity International University JOHN RAWLS, JUSTICE, AND THE IMAGO DEIKevin Brown, Ph.D.Asbury Theological Seminary

KUYPER AND COLSONJohn StonestreetColson Center for Christian Worldview ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE CITY OF MANRev. John ZuhlsdorfCatholic Diocese of Madison, Wisconsin THE AUSTRIAN TRADITION ON SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORDERJeffrey TuckerAmerican Institute for Economic Research THE CHURCH AND THE WORLD: AUGUSTINE, LUTHER, AND KUYPER IN CONVERSATION Stephen Presley, Ph.D.Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary THE ECONOMIC THOUGHT OF SERGEI BULGAKOVRev. Johannes JacobseSt. Peter the Apostle Orthodox Church, Bonita Springs

THE PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY AND INTEREST RIGHTLY UNDERSTOOD—AS TOCQUEVILLE UNDERSTOOD IT John D. Wilsey, Ph.D.*The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

FIGURES AND TRADITIONS

ECONOMICS





THE SOCIAL TEACHING OF JPIIRev. Roger LandryPermanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN THE THOUGHT OF LEO XIIIDaniel Frascella, Ph.D.Archdiocese of New York

WE’RE ALL DEAD: HOW J.M. KEYNES—AND HIS CRITICS— WENT WRONGVictor Claar, Ph.D.*Florida Gulf Coast University

WHITTAKER CHAMBERS’ WITNESS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Greg Forster, Ph.D.Center for Transformational Churches, Trinity International University

WHY RONALD NISBET MATTERSBradley Birzer, Ph.D.Hillsdale College

WHY RUSSELL KIRK MATTERSBradley Birzer, Ph.D.Hillsdale College

A BORDERLINE UTOPIA: CAN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM SURVIVE IN THE ABSENCE OF NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY?Mihail Neamtu, Ph.D.Author and Public Intellectual A CHRISTIAN CASE FOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTYHunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D.*Union University A WORLD OF FREEBIES: HOW DID WELFARE POLICIES IN EUROPE DESTROY THE PROTESTANT WORK ETHIC?Mihail Neamtu, Ph.D.Author and Public Intellectual

CHURCH AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSRev. Roger LandryPermanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN GOVERNING FOR HARMONY: CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL PEACE Hunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D.*Union University INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICEJames Bruce, Ph.D.John Brown University INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: LATIN AMERICAPaul Bonicelli, Ph.D.Acton Institute ISLAM, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND REFORMED POLITICAL THEOLOGYRev. Matthew Kaemingk, Ph.D.Fuller Theological Seminary JUDAISM, THE STATE, AND THE IDEA OF LIMITED GOVERNMENTDaniel Mark, Ph.D.Villanova University

LEGISLATING MORALITY: IT’S NOT AS SCARY AS YOU MAY THINKJames Bruce, Ph.D.John Brown University

PITFALLS OF GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION: MINIMUM WAGE AND EASY CREDIT Philip Booth, Ph.D.St. Mary’s University, Twickenham

PROPERTY IN COMMON LAW: LIBERTY AND VIRTUE TOGETHERAdam MacLeod, J.D.Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY: THE DAWN OF THE FIRST AMENDMENTJohn Pinheiro, Ph.D.Aquinas College


POLITICS

POLITICS




STATISM IN POOR COUNTRIES: A FIELD GUIDEStephen Smith, Ph.D.Hope College TAKING RITES SERIOUSLY: LAW, POLITICS, AND THE REASONABLENESS OF FAITHFrancis Beckwith, Ph.D.Baylor University THE ALT-RIGHT: A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVERev. Ben JohnsonActon Institute THE GROWTH OF LEVIATHAN: HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHED ITS CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITSJudge Joseph G. Scoville (Retired)U.S. District of Western Michigan THE HEBREW REPUBLIC & THE ORIGINS OF AMERICA’S CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTYSusan Billington Harper, Ph.D.American Bible Society THE ROLE OF A FREE PRESS IN DEMOCRACYPatrick Garry, Ph.D.University of South Dakota School of Law

THE MORAL IMAGINATION: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE FOR POLITICSPeter Meilaender, Ph.D.Houghton College

THE POLITICS OF APOCALYPSE: POP-CULTURE AT THE END OF THE WORLDRobert Joustra, Ph.D.Redeemer University College

THE RELEVANCE OF THE FEDERALIST PAPERS TODAYHans-Martien ten Napel, Ph.D.Leiden University

THE SEXUAL STATE AND THE CULTURE OF DEATHJennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.Ruth Institute

THE SEXUAL STATE AND THE GENDER IDEOLOGYJennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.Ruth Institute

THE SEXUAL STATE AND THE IDEOLOGY OF DIVORCE Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D.Ruth Institute

VESTED PRIVATE RIGHTS: THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISMAdam MacLeod, J.D.Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University

CHURCH, CITY, AND URBAN RENEWALPastor Christopher BrooksEvangel Ministries

DOWN-TO-EARTH FAITH: C.S. LEWIS’S MEDIEVAL INCARNATIONAL WISDOM Chris Armstrong, Ph.D.Wheaton College

ENTREPRENEURIAL VOCATIONRev. Roger LandryPermanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN MUST WORK “SECULARIZE” US? ANSWERS FROM GREGORY, WESLEY, SHELDON, AND LEWISChris Armstrong, Ph.D.Wheaton College ‘POST-CONSENSUS’ CULTURE, NATURAL LAW, AND MORAL PERSUASION: TRANSLATING MORAL PRINCIPLE IN A DISBELIEVING AGE J. Daryl Charles, Ph.D.*John Jay Institute STIMULATING VIRTUOUS BUSINESSPeter Heslam, D.Phil.Transforming Business

POLITICSPOLITICS



PRACTICAL THEOLOGY


TAKE THIS JOB AND SHOVE IT: THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON VOCATION, CALLING, AND WORK J. Daryl Charles, Ph.D.*John Jay Institute THE ECONOMICS OF NEIGHBORLY LOVETom NelsonMade to Flourish

THE THEOLOGY OF WORKCharlie Self, Ph.D.Made to Flourish

THINKING THEOLOGICALLY ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP: WHY DOES IT MATTER? Joseph GorraVeritas Life Center

WHY DIETRICH BONHOEFFER MATTERSW. Madison Grace II, Ph.D. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

BUSINESS ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFKenneth Barnes, D.Min.Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary CASE STUDIES IN EFFECTIVE COMPASSIONIsmael HernandezFreedom & Virtue Institute COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTJustin BeeneGrand Rapids Center for Community Transformation

CREATED TO FLOURISH: CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP Peter GreerHOPE International

CRISIS OF RESPONSIBILITY: OUR CULTURAL ADDICTION TO BLAME AND HOW YOU CAN CURE ITDavid BahnsenThe Bahnsen Group

EDUCATION AND FREE SOCIETYTodd Flanders, Ph.D.Providence Academy

FAITH AND WORK FOR WORKING FAMILIESRudy CarrascoPartners Worldwide

GOD AND THE NEWSROOMPaul GladerThe King’s College, New York City GOOD BEFORE USEFUL: WHY A GOOD LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION MAKES BETTER BUSINESSDavid Deavel, Ph.D.Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought HOPE FOR THE INNER CITYIsmael HernandezFreedom & Virtue Institute INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AFRICAAndreas WidmerThe Catholic University of America

ON DOING WELL AND DOING GOOD Dato Kim Tan, Ph.D.SpringHill Management, Ltd. PHILANTHROPY AND CIVIL SOCIETY: AN ETHIC OF BENEFICENCE FOR THE MODERN AGELenore Ealy, Ph.D.The Philanthropic Enterprise ROOTING FOR RIVALSPeter GreerHOPE International

THE ENTREPRENEUR: THE SERVANT AND THE USERRobert LuddyCaptiveAire

PRACTICALPRACTICAL THEOLOGY

PRACTICAL




THE MORAL IMPACT AND PASTORAL RESPONSE TO UNEMPLOYMENTRev. David RiveraCatholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey

THEORIES OF RACEIsmael HernandezFreedom & Virtue Institute

“NOT AS A CLOAK FOR MALICE”: LIBERTY IN ORTHODOX SOCIAL THOUGHTRev. Gregory Jensen Ss. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, Madison ACCOUNTABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A WESLEYAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONNECTED INDIVIDUALW. Jay Moon, Ph.D. James Thobaben, Ph.D. Asbury Theological Seminary CREATION AND THE IMAGE OF GODScott Hahn, Ph.D.Franciscan University of Steubenville

DEVELOPMENT OF 20TH CENTURY CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHTDaniel Frascella, Ph.D.Archdiocese of New York

DOES THE FREE MARKET STIFLE A CULTURE OF BEAUTY? David ClaytonPontifex University

EAST MEETS WEST: CONSUMERISM & ASCETICISMRev. Gregory JensenSs. Cyril & Methodius Ukrainian Orthodox Mission, Madison

GETTING SOCIAL JUSTICE RIGHTRyan T. Anderson, Ph.D.The Heritage Foundation

PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY



HOW DO CHRISTIANS THINK?Peter Kreeft, Ph.D.Boston College

HOW TO RESPOND TO TRANSGENDER IDEOLOGYRyan T. Anderson, Ph.D.The Heritage Foundation INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH SOCIAL THOUGHTRabbi Mitchell RocklinThe Tikvah Fund INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOX SOCIAL THOUGHTDylan PahmanActon Institute JEWISH CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN CREATIVITYRabbi Mitchell RocklinThe Tikvah Fund

JUDAISM AND NATURAL LAWDaniel Mark, Ph.D.Villanova University

LABOR OF LOVE: THE APOSTLE PAUL’S THEOLOGY OF WORKJohn TaylorGateway Seminary

LIBERATION THEOLOGYKishore Jayabalan Istituto Acton MORAL IMAGINATIONMichael Matheson MillerActon Institute

NATURAL LAW, NATURAL THEOLOGY, AND THE PROTESTANT CRITIQUE: ARE WE REALLY THAT FAR APART?Francis Beckwith, Ph.D.Baylor University

NATURAL LAW: A PRIMERJ. Budziszewski, Ph.D.University of Texas at Austin

THEOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY


COURSE CATALOG

REGISTRATION $800 Registration Fee $550 Student Discounted Fee Apply now at university.acton.org

Note: Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration fee includes conference costs, lecture fees, and all meals, snacks, and beverages.

CONFERENCE VENUE AND TRAVEL Acton University is held at the DeVos Place Convention Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Planning to fly? The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) is just 13 miles southeast of downtown Grand Rapids. For further travel details, visit: university.acton.org/information

LODGINGActon has secured room blocks at hotels within walking distance of the DeVos Place Convention Center. For a listing of these hotels and how to reserve a room, visit: university.acton.org/information

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEFinancial assistance for conference fees and/or travel expenses is based on need and may be available for qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. To learn more, visit: university.acton.org/information


THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

*Affiliate Scholar, Acton Institute

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

PRIVATE PROPERTY IN THE EARLY CHURCH Stephen Presley, Ph.D.Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE OLD TESTAMENTJohn Bergsma, Ph.D.Franciscan University of Steubenville

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN AN AGE OF GAY MARRIAGERyan T. Anderson, Ph.D.The Heritage Foundation REVIVING CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT IN THE MODERN ERADaniel Frascella, Ph.D.Archdiocese of New York

THE CENTRALITY OF THE FAMILY IN ANCIENT ISRAELScott Hahn, Ph.D.Franciscan University of Steubenville THE OLD TESTAMENT THEOLOGY OF WORK: THE ORIGINAL UNITY OF WORK AND WORSHIP IN THE BIBLEJohn Bergsma, Ph.D.Franciscan University of Steubenville THE RELIGIOUS PROBLEM WITH RELIGIOUS FREEDOMRobert Joustra, Ph.D.Redeemer University College

WAS JESUS A SOCIALIST?Lawrence ReedFoundation for Economic Education

WHAT DO CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS HAVE IN COMMON?Peter Kreeft, Ph.D.Boston College

WHAT HAPPINESS IS AND ISN’T: INSIGHTS FROM THOMAS AQUINASJ. Budziszewski, Ph.D.University of Texas at Austin

WHY WORLDVIEWS MATTERJohn Stonestreet Colson Center for Christian Worldview

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