Schedule Date
Day 1 | June 16, 2020

3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Arrival and Registration
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Opening Reception
6:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM
Evening Plenary
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Hospitality & Late Arrival Registration

Schedule Date
Day 2 | June 17, 2020

7:15 AM
Catholic Mass
7:15 AM
Protestant Prayer Service
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Session 1
Christian Vision of the Person and Society | Michael Matheson Miller | Acton Core
A Free & Virtuous Society Revisited | Dylan Pahman | Politics
An Ecosystem of Liberty: Private Property and the Free Exercise of Religion | Ryan Anderson, Ph.D. | Politics
Contemporary Ethical Issues in a Changing Labor Market | Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. | Economics
Distributism: Theory and Critique | David Deavel, Ph.D. | Economics
East Meets West: Consumerism & Asceticism | Fr. Gregory Jensen, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Entrepreneurial Vocation | Rev. Roger Landry | Practical
John Locke’s Philosophy of Liberalism | Greg Forster, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Partnership Based Community Development | Svetlana Papazov | Practical
What is Conservatism? | John Wilsey, Ph.D. | Politics

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10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Session 2
Natural Law and Human Flourishing | Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. | Acton Core
Abraham Kuyper Among the Nations | Robert Joustra, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Fénelon, Spirituality, and Political Economy | Ryan Patrick Hanley | Theology & Philosophy
Getting Social Justice Right | Ryan Anderson, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
How the First Amendment is Used to Undermine Religion | Patrick Garry, Ph.D. | Politics
Income and Inequality | Stephen Barrows, Ph.D. | Economics
John A. Ryan, Catholic Social Teaching, and the New Deal | Kevin Schmiesing, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
People: Africa’s Most Valuable Resource | Obianuju Ekeocha | Practical
Political Utopia | Mihail Neamtu, Ph.D. | Politics
Socialized Medicine: Does it work and should Christians support it? | Philip Booth, Ph.D. | Economics

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12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch and Free Time
2:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Session 3
Economic Way of Thinking | Anne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D. | Acton Core
Bastiat: Witty Wisdom on Economic Liberty | Todd Flanders, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Catholic Social Teaching and Economics: The Science of Human Freedom | Fr. Raymond de Souza | Economics
Catholicism and the American Experiment | John Pinheiro, Ph.D. | Politics
Communities and Markets: Friend or Foe? | Margarita Mooney, Ph.D. | Economics
John Wesley: Discipleship, Economic Liberty and the Common Good | Rev. Charles E. Self, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Public Choice: Why Your High School Civics Teacher was Wrong | David Hebert | Politics
The Hangover of the Financial Crisis: 2020 and Beyond | David Bahnsen | Economics
Thinking Theologically about Entrepreneurship: Why Does it Matter? | Joseph Gorra | Theology & Philosophy
Thinking Theologically about Entrepreneurship: Why Does it Matter? | Scott Rae, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Why Machines Won't Replace Us | Jay W. Richards, Ph.D. | Economics

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3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
Session 4
Christian Vision of a Free Government | Adam J. MacLeod, J.D. | Acton Core
Christian Roots of Innovation in Science and Technology | Chris R. Armstrong, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Cronycapitalism | Hunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D. | Politics
False Promise of Big Government | Patrick Garry, Ph.D. | Politics
Hope for the Inner City | Ismael Hernandez | Practical
Poverty in the Developing World | Michael Matheson Miller | Economics
Recovering Beneficence: An Alternative to Social Justice Warfare | Lenore Ealy, Ph.D. | Practical
The First Society: The Covenant of Marriage | Scott Hahn, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
The Holy See and International Relations: Evangelist or NGO? | Fr. Raymond de Souza | Politics
Why Hayek Should Matter to Christians | Sarah Estelle, Ph.D. | Economics

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5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reception
6:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM
Evening Plenary
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Hospitality

Schedule Date
Day 3 | June 18, 2020

7:15 AM
Catholic Mass
7:15 AM
Protestant Prayer Service
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Session 5
Adam Smith, Capitalism, and the Human Good | Ryan Patrick Hanley |
Do Economic and Religious Liberty Have Anything to Do with Each Other? | Hunter Baker, J.D., Ph.D. | Politics
Foreign Aid and Ideological Colonization | Obianuju Ekeocha | Politics
Inequality and Wages: Is there a pay gap? | Angela K. Dills, Ph.D. | Economics
John Calvin and Christian Liberty | Matthew Tuininga, Ph.D. |
Kuyper, Roman Catholics, and Common-Cause Cooperation: Ecumenical Reflections on the Cultural Task | J. Daryl Charles, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Stimulating Virtuous Business | Peter Heslam, D.Phil. | Economics
Technology, Freedom, and the Future of Work | Dan Churchwell, M.A. | Economics
The Islamic Economic Framework | Ali Salman | Economics
The Triumph of Population Growth | Stephen Barrows, Ph.D. | Economics

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10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Session 6
Corporate Responsibility: The Politics of Pitting Profits vs. Stakeholders | David Bahnsen | Economics
Culture, Education and Freedom | Margarita Mooney, Ph.D. | Politics
International Religious Freedom: Politics and Policies | Daniel Mark, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Islam 101 | Mustafa Akyol | Theology & Philosophy
Liberalism, Modernity, and its Discontents | Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. | Politics
Should we Support Free Trade and Globalization? | Philip Booth, Ph.D. | Economics
The Christian Humanism of Edmund Burke | Bradley Birzer, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Tragedy of the Commons and the Boston Ice Trade | David Hebert | Economics
Was Jesus a Socialist? | Lawrence Reed | Theology & Philosophy
Why You Should Believe There are Moral Facts | Francis J. Beckwith, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy

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12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch and Free Time
2:00 PM to 3:45 PM
Open Session
3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
Session 7
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5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reception
6:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM
Evening Plenary
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Hospitality

Schedule Date
Day 4 | June 19, 2020

7:15 AM
Catholic Mass
7:15 AM
Protestant Prayer Service
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00 AM to 10:15 AM
Session 8
Abraham Kuyper and Christian Liberalism | Matthew Tuininga, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Church Property as a Bulwark of Religious Liberty | Kevin Schmiesing, Ph.D. | Politics
Cronyism, Corporate Welfare and Inequality | Anne Rathbone Bradley, Ph.D. | Economics
Judaism and the Market Economy | Mitchell Rocklin, Ph.D. | Economics
Lessons from Europe's Booze-Producing Capitalist Monks | Stephanie Slade | Economics
The Christian Humanism of Russell Kirk | Bradley Birzer, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
The Gender Ideology and the Future of the Free Society | Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. | Politics
The Political and Economic Thought of Blessed Fulton J. Sheen | James M. Patterson, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Transitional Justice: Civil-Society Solutions For America's Race History | Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D. | Practical
We’re All Dead: How J.M. Keynes--and His Critics--Went Wrong | Victor V. Claar, Ph.D. | Economics

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10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Session 9
An Introduction to Abraham Kuyper's Public Theology | Jordan Ballor, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Black Liberation Theology & Critical Race Theory | Anthony B. Bradley, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Cultural Critiques of Capitalism | Michael Matheson Miller | Economics
Economic Growth and Institutions: A History | P.J. Hill, Ph.D. | Economics
Equipping Believers for Mission at Work | Svetlana Papazov | Practical
Judaism and the Idea of Liberty | Mitchell Rocklin, Ph.D. | Politics
Taking Advantage of Freedom: Solzhenitsyn on What to Do With Liberty When You Have It | David Deavel, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
The Sharing Economy: Creativity and Growth | Angela K. Dills, Ph.D. | Economics
Understanding Globalization: Myths, Realities, and Challenges | Samuel Gregg, D.Phil. | Politics
Why Charity is Not An Obligation of Justice | Adam J. MacLeod, J.D. | Politics

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12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch and Free Time
2:00 PM to 3:15 PM
Session 10
Cryptocurrency and History of Modern Banking | Paul Mueller, Ph.D. | Economics
Fair Trade vs. Free Trade | Victor V. Claar, Ph.D. | Economics
Islam, Reason, and Freedom | Mustafa Akyol | Theology & Philosophy
Love and Economics: A Foundational Issue for a Free Society | Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D. | Economics
Microfinance: Wins, Losses, and Lessons | Micah Crist | Practical
Never Doubt Thomas: The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant | Francis J. Beckwith, Ph.D. | Figures & Traditions
Rusty Weapons Will Not Do: Monasticism & Social Witness | Fr. Gregory Jensen, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy
Social Teaching of John Paul II | Rev. Roger Landry | Figures & Traditions
The Ghost of Marx | Mihail Neamtu, Ph.D. | Politics
Theology of Work | Scott Rae, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy

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3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
Session 11
An Introduction to Austrian Economics | Lawrence Reed | Economics
Channeling the Fire of Invention: The Case for Intellectual Property Rights | Adam J. MacLeod, J.D. | Practical
Community and Economic Development | Justin S. Beene, DTL | Practical
Does the Free Economy Stifle a Culture of Beauty? | David Clayton | Economics
International Economic Development: Latin America | Marcel van Hattem | Economics
Political Demagoguery: A Christian Critique | Rev. Ben Johnson | Politics
Reconciling Libertarianism and Concern for the 'Common Good' | Stephanie Slade | Politics
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Does the Economy Help the Good Life | Jay W. Richards, Ph.D. | Economics
Wisdom and Work: Theological Reflections on Human Labor in Ecclesiastes | J. Daryl Charles, Ph.D. | Theology & Philosophy

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5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Reception
6:00 PM
Dinner
7:00 PM
Evening Plenary
8:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Closing Hospitality