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Acton Institute Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success, Ilana M. Horwitz

God, Grades, and Graduation: Religion's Surprising Impact on Academic Success

Ilana M. Horwitz
Acton InstituteActon Institute

A Different Set of Values, a Different Set of Goals https://t.co/BN4z4kfW2G a review of @HorwitzIlana's "God, Grades, and Graduation" by Elizabeth Corey #education #religion

Hardcover, 2022

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Greater Reset: Reclaiming Personal Sovereignty Under Natural Law, Michael D. Greaney

Greater Reset: Reclaiming Personal Sovereignty Under Natural Law

Michael D. Greaney
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Confronting the State with the Person https://t.co/CGqfheh7Qr a review of "The Greater Reset: Reclaiming Personal Sovereignty Under Natural Law" by R.J. Snell

Hardcover, 2022

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Common Good Constitutionalism, Adrian Vermeule

Common Good Constitutionalism

Adrian Vermeule
Acton InstituteActon Institute

What would the Founders think of Adrian Vermeule’s "Common Good Constitutionalism"? #constitutionday https://t.co/ibZaG9Ljmc

Hardcover, 2022

$69.95$44.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation, Daniel J. Mahoney

The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation

Daniel J. Mahoney
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Lessons in Thoughtful Statesmanship https://t.co/Au2gInDi5C a review of Daniel J. Mahoney's "The Statesman as Thinker: Portraits of Greatness, Courage, and Moderation" by Yuval Levin

Hardcover, 2022

$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It, John Agresto

The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It

John Agresto
Acton InstituteActon Institute

"The Death of Learning" Breathes New Life into the Liberal Arts https://t.co/3ZZJW6CvRc a review of John Agresto's "The Death of Learning: How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do About It" by Auguste Meyrat

Hardcover, 2022

$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union, Matthew Heise

The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union

Matthew Heise
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Lutherans Under Communism https://t.co/8rll0xpYus a review of Matthew Heise's "The Gates of Hell: An Untold Story of Faith and Perseverance in the Early Soviet Union" by Gene Edward Veith

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thomism, Etienne Gilson

Thomism

Etienne Gilson
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Orthodox theologian David Bentley Hart takes aim at traditional Christianity in a new book that purports to take apart Thomism and the nature/grace distinction. Does he succeed? A review by by Fr. Bonaventure Chapman, O.P. https://t.co/JBjanR2y0B

Hardcover, 2002

$80.00$55.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Book Cover for: Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor, Dawn Eden Goldstein

Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor

Dawn Eden Goldstein
Acton InstituteActon Institute

A Priest for People with Problems https://t.co/g0AsUuVcSA a review of @DawnofMercy's "Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor" by Sarah Negri

Paperback, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh, Thomas S. Kidd

Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh

Thomas S. Kidd
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Where should we begin in assessing this complicated man?⁠ ⁠ @ThomasSKidd tackles this question in his new book, Thomas Jefferson: A Biography of Spirit and Flesh. ⁠ ⁠ Read William McClay's review --> https://t.co/VurMaBsEwX https://t.co/ZWk5Q1sXJ2

Paperback, 2022

$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture, Christopher Watkin

Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture

Christopher Watkin
Acton InstituteActon Institute

Biblical Critical Theory and Other Errors https://t.co/xEIQG89Zro a review of @DrChrisWatkin's "Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture" by @JoshHerring1217 @HerringReview

Hardcover, 2022

$49.99$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book