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| 13 October 2004 |
| 1. ACTON COMMENTARY |
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“Is There Only Secular Democracy?” by Cardinal George Pell
Democracy is not an unalloyed good. It's true value lies in
the vision it serves. Cardinal Pell argues for a “democratic
personalism,” one which “means nothing more than democracy
founded on the transcendent dignity of the human person.”
Read more »Acton Web Poll: Will ‘secular
democracy’ succeed in driving faith from the public arena?
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| 2. THIS WEEK AT ACTON |
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Religion & Liberty Volume 14 Number 4
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Inside the latest online edition of
Religion & Liberty:
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Register today for the Toward Effective Compassion
Conference in Washington D.C.
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The December 2 conference will
be an intensive one-day event hosted by Acton’s Center for
Effective Compassion. In Washington, leading non-profit
professionals and donors will come together to exchange
practical, how-to knowledge aimed at raising the “return on
investment” of charitable organizations.
Click here
for a detailed description of the event. |
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| 3. ACTON NEWSMAKERS |
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| 4. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WEB |
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Catholic Banker Tells How to Produce Wealth for the Kingdom of God
by Sandro Magister, www.chiesa
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In an essay titled “Money and
Paradise,” Ettore Gotti Tedeschi vindicates “the superiority of
a capitalism inspired by Christian morality.” And he nominates
John Paul II for the Nobel prize for economics. Tedeschi says
Rev. Robert Sirico is one of the scholars “he agrees with the
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| 5. THIS WEEK AT THE ACTON BOOKSHOPPE |
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Has Democracy Had its Day? by Carl Henry, (Sirico, Colson)
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With a foreword by Rev. Robert A. Sirico and an
introduction by Charles Colson. This paper focuses on criticisms
of democracy as a useful political system. It cites several
arguments against democracy. However, Carl F.H. Henry writes in
favor of democracy. He acknowledges that democracy is not
perfect, but notes that it works best when people have Christian
values. Henry warns that if democracy is rejected, one must be
careful of what takes its place. |
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| 6. IN THE LIBERAL TRADITION |
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Samuel Cooper (1725—1783)
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“As piety and virtue support the honor and
happiness of every community, they are peculiarly requisite in a
free government. Virtue is the spirit of a republic; for where
all power is derived from the people, all depends on their good
disposition. If they are impious ... all is lost.”
In the Liberal
Tradition – Archives » |
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