Acton Institute for the Study of Religion & Liberty

Site Map | Contact Us
AboutBook ShoppeCalendarProgramsPolicyPublicationsPressResearchAudio Discuss Contribute

International
 Español
 Français
 Italiano
 Portuguese
 Polski
 Russian
 Ukranian

About the Institute
 Lord Acton
 Board of Directors
 Staff
 Employment

Programs
Acton Alumni
2007 Acton University
 Student Conferences
 Acton Lecture Series
 Awards & Scholarships
 Community Outreach
• Centesimus Annus Conferences

Publications
 Books
 Occasional Papers
 Religion & Liberty
 Markets & Morality
 Studies in Ethics and Economics
 Christian Social Thought Series
 Acton Notes

Public Policy
 Acton Commentary
 Policy Forum
 Editorials
 Policy Areas
 Samaritan Guide

Academic Research
 Papers
 Suggested Reading
 Liberal Tradition
 Economic Personalism

Acton RSS Feeds
Subscribe to the Acton Podcast featuring our most recent radio interviews and lectures. Find out what a podcast is here.

Acton RSS Feeds
Subscribe to the Acton RSS Feed featuring Acton Commentaries, Whats New, and our Daily Highlights. Find out what a RSS feed is here.

Our mission is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.

ACTON COMMENTARY | September 5 Archives ››

“Obviously, Sports Do Not Build Character” by Anthony B. Bradley
 

Why does it seem that the sports pages these days read more like the local police blotter? The reason, Anthony Bradley says, is because the belief that participating in sports forms strong moral character is a myth. Anthony calls for a return to adult responsibility and the promotion of virtuous behavior -- on the field and off.


Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/web/actonweb/v1.acton.org/press/press_box.php on line 104

Warning: mysql_fetch_array(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL result resource in /home/web/actonweb/v1.acton.org/press/press_box.php on line 104

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS Archives››


CURRENT POLL

Is America\'s love of sports a form of idolatry?
Yes
No
View Results

IN THE LIBERAL TRADITIONArchives ››

Karol Wojtyla (1920-2005)
 “The evil of our times consists in the first place in a kind of degradation, indeed in a pulverization, of the fundamental uniqueness of each human person.”

“History is a great innovator and breaker of idols.”
— Lord Acton

coe

coe

ads

actonlectureseries

Acton Institute PowerBlog



Acton wins third Templeton Freedom Prize.


Catholic High School Honor Roll
Catholic High School Honor Roll winners announced.


 

www.acton.org

About | Book Shoppe | Calendar | Programs | Policy | Publications | Press | Research | Audio | Discuss | Support

Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
161 Ottawa NW, Ste. 301 • Grand Rapids, MI 49503
phone: (616) 454-3080 • fax: (616) 454-9454 • email: info@acton.org
Site Map | Contact Us
Print Archives Press Room Radio Archives