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Come build the foundations of freedom with us. At Acton University, explore the intersection between faith and free markets.

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Acton University is not your typical conference. It’s a four-day celebration with 1,000 of your newest liberty loving friends from all over the world. Each day is packed with thought-provoking presentations on the intellectual foundations of a free society. Sharpen your intellect. Expand your worldview. Explore theology, philosophy, business, development, and market-based economics at the most unique conference in the liberty movement.
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Days of Events
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Courses Available
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Expert Speakers
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Countries Represented

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Meet our 2019 Speakers

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We’ve brought together some of the world’s leading thinkers and teachers in theology, economics, philosophy, development, business, and intellectual history. Acton University faculty will challenge and inspire you.

Plenary Speakers

Tuesday

Former Member
Estonian Parliament

Wednesday

Asness Chair in Applied Liberty
American Enterprise Institute

Thursday

Attorney
Federal Public Ministry of Brazil

Friday

President & Co-Founder
Acton Institute

This Week's Featured Faculty

Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D.
Trey Dimsdale, J.D.
Margarita Mooney, Ph.D.
Marcel van Hattem
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Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D.

Anthony Bradley, Ph.D., associate professor of religious studies at The King's College in New York City where he also serves as director for the Center for the Study of Human Flourishing. Since 2002, Dr. Bradley has been a research fellow at the Acton Institute. Dr. Bradley holds Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from Clemson University, a Master of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary, a Masters in Ethics and Society from… Read more

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Trey Dimsdale, J.D.

Trey Dimsdale, J.D. is the director of program outreach at the Acton Institute. He holds degrees in law, theology, and ethics and has worked as an attorney, educator, non-profit administrator, and pastor. He is the co-editor of Work in Christian Perspective (SCM, 2018) and an editor of a forthcoming volume on Christianity and populism. He has spoken around the world on issues as diverse as housing policy, philosophy of law, and religious… Read more

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Margarita Mooney, Ph.D.

Margarita A. Mooney, Ph.D., was educated at Yale University and Princeton University, and has served on the sociology faculty at both schools. Since 2016, she has been a tenured professor of Practical Theology at the Princeton Theological Seminary, where all of her classes aim to integrate philosophy, theology and social sciences with the aim of furthering individual freedom and promoting the common good. In 2016, she launched Scala… Read more

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Marcel van Hattem

Marcel van Hattem, 33, is a Brazilian politician, journalist and political scientist, whom has been elected federal representative of the State of Rio Grande do Sul in Brasília. He received 349.855 votes last October, what makes him the most voted candidate for Congress in his state and the seventh most voted in Brazil. Marcel was chosen leader of his Party, called Partido NOVO and, with other seven Deputies of NOVO, he will debut a new era… Read more

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What our alumni are saying

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Acton University is more than a conference. The ideas you learn here shape your future thinking and action. The people you meet here become part of your journey—as mentors, friends, collaborators, and partners in promoting a free and virtuous society.
"There is no experience like it to enrich participants' minds, providing them with the requisite arguments and spirit in defending free markets and religious liberty."

Trevor S.

"I could describe this four-day experience as an intellectual spa."

Jessica P.

"I could describe this four-day experience as an intellectual spa."

Jessica P.

"I truly loved it: the speakers were phenomenal, the fellowship with people from round the world so sweet, the conference well organized, and the hospitality impeccable."

Martin N.