Acton Institute Adjunct Scholars

Dr. Todd R. Flanders tflanders@acton.org Providence Academy 2 Carlson Parkway N, Suite 385 Plymouth, MN 55447 (763) 258-2500

Areas of expertise:

1. Business & Society
2. Effective Compassion
3. Educational Choice

Biography:

Todd R. Flanders is headmaster of Providence Academy, a new private Pre-K through 12 Catholic school in Plymouth, Minnesota. Previously Director of Programs and Research Fellow with the Acton Institute, Flanders has also taught college theology and American history, co-founded a residential college program, and served as Director of Career Services at Truman State University. He holds a BA in Fundamentals: Issues & Texts from the University of Chicago, an MA in history from Truman State, and a Ph.D. in theology from Boston College. His research interests include parental choice in education, effective compassion, and other issues in religion and the free society.

Selected works:

1. "The Samaritan and Cæsar"
2. "Catholic Charities and Public Funding"
3. "Liberty and the Virtue of Prudence: A Catholic Perspective"
4. "What’s Wrong with Distributivism?"