Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
Acton Institute in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Formation
1990 (34 years ago) (1990)
Founders
Robert A. Sirico
Kris Alan Mauren
Type
nonprofit
Tax ID no.
38-2926822
Legal status
501(c)(3)
Purpose
civil policy think tank
Headquarters
98 E Fulton St
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503-3280
United States
Locations
Rome, Italy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
President
Kris Alan Mauren
Chairman
David Humphreys
Revenue (2018)
$9,931,504[1]
Expenses (2018)
$10,887,803[1]
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www.acton.org
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The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is an American research and educational institution,[2] or think tank, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, (with an office in Rome) whose stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles".[3] Its work supports free market economic policy framed within Judeo-Christian morality.[4][5] It has been alternately described as conservative[6][7][8] and libertarian.[9][10][11] Acton Institute also organizes seminars "to educate religious leaders of all denominations, business executives, entrepreneurs, university professors, and academic researchers in economics principles."[12]
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^"About the Acton Institute". Acton Institute. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^Burke, Greg (8 September 1991). "The Market & Liberty". National Catholic Register. North Haven, CT.
^Worrall, Malika (20 December 2007). "New film promotes entrepreneurship as divine". Fortune Small Business. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
^Leland, John (27 March 2005). "Did Descartes Doom Terri Schiavo?". The New York Times.
^Stammer, Larry B. (7 April 2001). "Bush Turn on Treaty Galvanizes New Green Coalition". Los Angeles Times.
^McBrien, Father Richard P. (29 May 2005). "Pope chronicles". Los Angeles Times.
^Gibson, David (29 April 2014). "Conservatives squawk over pope's tweet on inequality". Religion News Service.
^Gibson, David (10 September 2014). "Regensburg Redux: Was Pope Benedict XVI right about Islam?". Religion News Service.
^Henneberger, Melinda (6 June 2014). "Can you be Catholic and libertarian?". The Washington Post.
^"Profile". guidestar.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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