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Radio Free Acton: The connection of faith and work; the legacy of Walker Percy
Radio Free Acton: The connection of faith and work; the legacy of Walker Percy
Mar 28, 2026 1:47 PM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Associate Director of Program Outreach at Acton, Dan Churchwell, and Missy Wallace, executive director of the Nashville Institute for Faith and Work, discuss how Missy became interested in the connection between faith and work, and why it is an important topic in business. Then, Caroline Roberts speaks with Brian A. Smith, managing editor of Liberty Fund’sLaw and Libertypublication, on Walker Percy’s life and works, as well as his relevance today.

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

Register here forBusiness Matters: Meaningful Work in the Modern Age

Read “How we participate in God’s own work” by Joe Carter

Find more resources on faith, work and economics from the Acton Institute

Check out Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer

Read “Searching for Walker Percy”

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.

(Featured image credit:Novelist Walker Percy sits in his Covington, La., yard, June 8, 1977. AP Photo/Jack Thornell.)

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