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Radio Free Acton: The Church and the market; Who is Lord Acton?
Radio Free Acton: The Church and the market; Who is Lord Acton?
Aug 30, 2026 10:44 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Senior Editor at Acton, Rev. Ben Johnson, speaks with the Director of the Center for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics, Rev. Richard Turnbull, about the role the Church should take in the market and how that has played out specifically in the UK. After that, Producer Caroline Roberts speaks with Acton’s librarian and research associate, Dan Hugger, about the life and work of the Acton Institute’s namesake, Lord Acton.

Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:

Learn more about the Center for Enterprise, Markets and Ethics

Read more about Lord Acton

Buy “Lord Acton: Historian and Moralist” by Samuel Gregg

Listen toRussell Kirk on Lord Acton’s approach to liberty and revolution

Read “Lord Acton vs. the ‘New Socialists’ on Freedom” by Dan Hugger

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Acton team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? We want to hear from you! Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]. Lastly, if you like what you heard on today’s episode, don’t forget to give us a rating on iTunes.

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