In the month of what would’ve been his 100th birthday, Acton co-founders Fr. Robert Sirico and Kris Mauren take a moment to remember an early supporter of the Acton Institute, Richard DeVos.

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Believe! | Richard M. DeVos

DeVos to Receive Faith and Freedom Award

Richard M. DeVos Accepts the 2010 Faith and Freedom Award

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Jordan J. Ballor, executive director of First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy (CRCD), about his feature essay in the latest issue of Religion & Liberty, “The Upside-Down Kingdom of Jesus of Nazareth.”

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The Upside-Down Kingdom of Jesus of Nazareth

Essays on Religion, Science, and Society | Herman Bavinck

Rooted & Grounded: The Church as Organism and Institution | Abraham Kuyper

On Charity & Justice | Abraham Kuyper

Calvinism: Six Stone Lectures | Abraham Kuyper

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with John Pinheiro, director of research at the Acton Institute, about his latest contribution to Law & Liberty, “A Failure of Vision,” a review of legal theorist Robert C. Hockett’s A Republic of Producers. The wide-ranging conversation touches upon the American Republic’s early history, 20th-century interpretations of it, the sorts of lessons that history can teach us, those it cannot, and the trustworthiness of non-historians attempting to do history.

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A Failure of Vision | Law & Liberty

A Republic of Producers: Completing Our Jeffersonian Economy with Hamiltonian Finance | Robert C. Hockett 

Notes on the State of Virginia | Thomas Jefferson

The Promise of American Life | Herbert David Croly

A Student's Guide to U.S. History | Wilfred M. McClay

Federalist No. 51

On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life | Friedrich Nietzsche

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This month on the Acton Rundown, Dan and Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content.

At the Frontiers of Scholasticism: Scientific Method, Innovation, and Economic Reasoning | Giovanni Patriarca

Religion & Liberty Magazine and Online:

The Atoning Death of the Last Scapegoat by Fr. Elias Carr

Marriage: The Free Market We Take for Granted by Clara Piano

Video content:

Entrepreneurship and the Economy in Uncertain Times | Acton Lecture Series

Gabe Coyne and Collin Duff Want to Build Brands that Solve Real Problems

Rev. Robert A. Sirico Responds to Jimmy Lai's Sentencing #freejimmylai

Stephen Barrows Responds to Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Prison Sentence #freejimmylai

How Should Muslims View Human Rights?

Claire Lai Is Sharing the Spiritual Strength of Her Father, Jimmy Lai

Upcoming events:

AI & Human Freedom: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Perspectives

Who Do We Trust Now? Charisma, Expertise, and the Future of Leadership

Chicago Luncheon

Rethinking Charity: "Building Civil Society” FAVs

Acton University 2026 | Acton Institute: June 22–25, 2026

Acton Experience Brasil

Acton’s 36th Annual Dinner

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Claire Lai, law student and daughter of entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, about her father’s unjust imprisonment and powerful Christian witness.

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⁠The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom [Full Film]⁠

⁠Stephen Barrows Explains the Jimmy Lai Verdict⁠

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⁠Support Jimmy Lai Instagram⁠

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In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Steve Barrows, chief operating officer of the Acton Institute, about entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who was recently sentenced by a Hong Kong court to 20 years in prison.

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Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent | David Pierson, NY Times

The Apple Daily sentences show a new era of media peril in Hong Kong | David Pierson, NY Times

Jimmy Lai’s children have led a global campaign for him | David Pierson, NY Times

The faith of my father, Jimmy Lai | Claire Lai

The Hong Konger (documentary)⁠

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On today’s episode, Dan Churchwell, Acton’s director of programs and education, sits down with Stix Golf co-founders Gabe Coyne and Collin Duff to discuss entrepreneurship, product design, and building purpose-driven brands. 

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Acton Lecture Series

Stix Golf

Host Modern

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This month on the Acton Rundown Dan & Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content.

Winter 2025 Religion & Liberty:

Orthodox Social Thought and the Public Square by Anne Bradley

The Upside-Down Kingdom of Jesus of Nazareth by Jordan Ballor

Video content:

Dylan Pahman Breaks Down the History of Economic Thought

Isaac Willour Is Helping Corporate America Move on from ESG

Dave Hebert Rings in 2026 by Analyzing America’s Economy

Noah Gould Is Finding Skeptics Finding God

Upcoming events:

Who Do We Trust Now? Charisma, Expertise, and the Future of Leadership

March 19, 2026 • 12:00pm • Grand Rapids, MI ALS Molly Worthen

Chicago Luncheon

Rethinking Charity: "Building Civil Society” FAVs

April 30, 2026 – May 2, 2026 Courtyard Marriott

Grand Rapids, MI

Acton University 2026 | Acton Institute June 22, 2026 to June 25, 2026

Acton’s 36th Annual Dinner

November 10, 2026 6:00pm

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Noah Gould, Alumni and Student Programs Manager at the Acton Institute, about the shape that religion and faith in God takes for those who journey from atheism and skepticism to the Christian faith.

Why are high-profile skeptics taking a fresh look at the Christian faith? Are we experiencing more general revival? What can churches do to be open to a new generation of seekers?

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A Political Scientist Contemplates God | Noah Gould

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why I Am Now a Christian

What Happened to Historian Molly Worthen? | Molly Worthen

Joe Rogan, Kid Rock, Bigfoot … and the Resurrection | Dan Hugger

Perspective: What the data really says about religious revival and Gen Z | Ryan Burge

Joe Rogan Experience #2252 — Wesley Huff

Taking Charles Murray Seriously | Anthony Sacramone

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