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Acton University 2023

Exhibitions

Acton University 2023

Unlock the past to shape the future! We were delighted to share our extraordinary collection of historical treasures at Acton Institute‘s Acton University 2023. These remarkable works contain the wisdom of the ages that inspires powerful ideas, fosters great conversations, and propels us toward a brighter tomorrow of a more free, virtuous, and prosperous society.

Classical works exhibition included:
  • Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle, 1488
  • The Constitution of Liberty by Friedrich Hayek, 1960
  • The Federalist by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, 1788
  • The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri by Dante Alighieri, 1814
  • Summa Theologiae Pars Secunda by Thomas Aquinas, 1472-1475
  • Defensor Pacis by Marsilius of Padua, 1522
  • The Praise of Folie by Desiderius Erasmus, 1549
  • Gospel of Matthew by William Tyndale, 1536
  • The Institution of Christian Religion by John Calvin, 1578
  • The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity by Richard Hooker, 1593
  • Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776
  • The Constitution or Frame of Government by John Adams, 1787
  • Liberty of a Christian Man by Martin Luther, 1579
  • Letters Concentrating Toleration by John Locke, 1765
  • The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, 1776
  • The Duty of Ministers of the Gospel to Preach the Truth by Jonathan Edwards, 1795
  • The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith, 1759
  • Erasmus Greek and Latin New Testament by Johann Froben, 1570
  • Doc. Marti. Luther. Christiana, & incosternata Resposio, Caesaree ̧ maiestati, Principibus & dominis VVormatie facta by Martin Luther, 1521
  • Journal of the First Session of the Senate of the United States of America, 1789
  • Quran, 18th Century
  • Vulgate Bible,  1240-1260
  • Magna Carta, 1350
  • The Song Celestial or Bhagavad-Gita transcribed by Edwin Arnold, 1885
  • A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians by William Wilberforce, 1799
  • Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies by Thomas Jefferson, 1829
  • Journals of the Assembly, 1777
  • The History and Freedom of Other Essays by John Acton, 1909
  • Lectures on Modern History, by John Acton, 1907
  • Lectures of the French Revolution by John Acton, 1910
  • Letters of Lord Acton to Mary by John Acton, 1904
  • Lord Acton and His Circle by Abigail Abbot Bailey, 1906