Dylan Pahman

Dylan Pahman, Ph.D., is a research fellow at the Acton Institute and founder and president of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute. He is author of The Kingdom of God and the Common Good (Ancient Faith, 2025) and Foundations of a Free & Virtuous Society (Acton, 2017). With John Pinheiro, he is also coeditor of The Christian Roots of American Liberty (Acton, forthcoming in 2026), a sourcebook charting the prehistory of American founding principles through the ancient, medieval, and early modern worlds.

Latest Articles by Dylan Pahman

July 5, 2017

What if there were no profits?

In a 2013 lecture, Pope Francis urged his audience to solidarity with the poor and marginalized. This is one of the most consistent and laudable emphases of his pontificate. But sometimes
March 11, 2015

‘Christ and Crisis’ today

The Lebanese diplomat, political theorist, philosopher, and Orthodox Christian theologian Charles Mali
November 12, 2014

Toil as curse and grace

According to ancient legend, Sisyphus was punished by the gods for his craftiness in life.
October 22, 2014

Let’s get back to robbing Peter: The welfare state and demographic decline

The German economist Wilhelm Röpke, commenting on the expansion of European welfare states in 1958,
October 15, 2014

Welfare, work, and human dignity

A website called Over Fifty and Out of Work offers Baby Boomers who have lost their jobs an opportunity to share the