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Acton Line: Love and economics; Ending poverty and saving farms
Acton Line: Love and economics; Ending poverty and saving farms
Dec 20, 2025 8:40 PM

On this episode of Acton Line, producer Caroline Roberts speaks with Sarah Estelle, professor of economics at Hope College. Estelle breaks down mon misconceptions about economics and shares what our love for those around us has to do with economics. Register for the ing lunch and lecture event at the Acton Institute on February 14, to hear Estelle share more about integrating sound economics with a Christian perspective. After that, Acton’sPoverty Initiatives Manager, Andrew Vanderput, speaks with Scott Sabin, the executive director at Plant with Purpose. Plant with Purpose is a non-profit organization dedicated to solving bothenvironmental degradation and rural poverty, and Sabin explains how sustainable approaches to tackling deforestation and also tackling poverty go hand in hand.

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

Register here for the ing lecture series event: Economics and loving

Apply here for Acton University

Learn more about Plant with Purpose

Read “Crushing the poor: agricultural tariffs and subsidies” by Andrew Vanderput

Do you have questions for the Acton Line 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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