Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDEBATE: Islam and the State
Episode 437
In 2022, the Acton Institute launched The Collins Center for Abrahamic Heritage to advance research and education from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic…
2 years, 4 months ago
Finding Christ in a Busy World
Episode 436
The modern world is a busy and complicated place for Christians. Obligations to jobs, friends, and family, along with personal interests, frequently …
2 years, 5 months ago
Progress on a Work in Progress
Episode 435
When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery O’Connor died at the age of 39 in 1964, she left behind an unfinished third novel t…
2 years, 5 months ago
AI, Disruptive Technology, and the Future of Work
Episode 434
There is no question today that new technology is changing the way we think about and experience work. Speculation abounds about how the rapid evolut…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Historian's Craft: Gertrude Himmelfarb
Episode 433
Gertrude Himmelfarb was one of the foremost historians of Victorian life. She produced page-turning biographies of some of the age’s most intriguing …
2 years, 5 months ago
Understanding Hybrid Worship
Episode 432
Many Christian congregations now offer hybrid worship services: you can worship in person or online. While these options have become increasingly pop…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Reformation, the Body, and a Murder
Episode 431
In this episode, Noah Gould, Acton’s alumni and student programs manager, speaks to Jane Clark Scharl about her verse play, Sonnez Les Matines, which…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Failed Experiment of Over-Parenting
Episode 430
Our culture tells parents there’s one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most…
2 years, 6 months ago
Closing the Gap Between Work and Life
Episode 429
In this episode, we bring you a conversation from our recent Business Matters virtual conference between Acton’s director of marketing and communicat…
2 years, 6 months ago
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
Episode 428
In 1980, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman released a 10-part documentary series on PBS called “Free to Choose,” with each hour-long epis…
2 years, 6 months ago