Robert Sirico

Books

A Legacy of Liberty: The Founders' Vision for the Acton Institute
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 17,660. Language: English. Published: February 9, 2022 by Acton Institute. Categories: Essay » Business, Essay » Political
What makes for a flourishing society? Many people today, both religious and secular, define freedom as merely the power to do what one wants, uninhibited by morality. Many view entrepreneurship as fundamentally acquisitive, fueled by personal greed and pursued at the expense of community. Both views are eminently mistaken.
A Moral Basis for Liberty
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,910. Language: English. Published: August 26, 2012 by Acton Institute. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Economics
An outline of the moral foundation of the free market economy, built upon respect for private property and voluntary activity.
Catholicism's Developing Social Teaching
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 15,240. Language: English. Published: July 24, 2012 by Acton Institute. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Catholicism
An examination of the development of Centesimus Annus, Pope John Paul II's ground-breaking encyclical letter of 1991.
Toward A Free And Virtuous Society
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,500. Language: English. Published: July 14, 2012 by Acton Institute. Categories: Nonfiction » Philosophy » Ethics & moral philosophy
Occasional Paper No. 9. With an Introduction by Doug Bandow. A foundational description of the complementary relationship of freedom and morality. "Both freedom and virtue are under serious assault today...At this critical time, some supporters of either liberty or virtue are setting the two against each other, treating them as frequent antagonists, if not permanent opponents.
The Entrepreneurial Vocation
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 10,720. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2012 by Acton Institute. Categories: Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Life / Professional Growth
In this essay, Robert A. Sirico draws upon theology, philosophy, and history to outline the contours of what he calls the entrepreneurial vocation, and its relationship with the deeper Christian message concerning the incomparable dignity of man and the sanctification of the world through human work.