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Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics' International Study Trip 2017, students outside the US ambassador to Germany’s conference room in Berlin, Germany.

Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE)

Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics exists to advance the teaching of Wheaton College students and the greater community in the understanding of market economies, representative democracies, limited government and the redeeming effect of the Christian worldview on the practice of business, government and politics.

The Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE) was founded in 2008. It is America's only pro-free enterprise, pro-limited government, pro-market, pro-representative democracy center based on Christian principles.  It is student focused and seeks to show how our political economic system works by helping fund summer internships, travel to global locations in the summer to meet with church, political and economic leaders, and engage with well-known speakers every other year.

 

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Remembering David Young '59

Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics and Economic honors the memory of Dr. David Young, a member of the Wheaton College Class of 1959, former Special Assistant to Henry Kissinger, and founder of Oxford Analytica, who passed away on Christmas Eve, 2025.

Read FPE Fellow Ammon Simon's Remembrance of David Young '59
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The Religious Roots of Communication Revolutions

October 15, 2025

Robert D. Woodberry addresses the question, "How religion shapes the origins and consequences of technology?" Printing and movable-type fonts were invented in Mesopotamia and East Asia long before they appeared in Europe. But the Protestant desire for everyone to read the Bible in their own language transformed their uses and unleashed a vernacular revolution. We cannot understand modernity without it. 

Watch the Woodberry lecture on religion and communication
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God's Wordsmith

April 18, 2023

Michael Gerson as remembered by Peter Wehner, David Brooks, and Scott Baker.

Watch the "God's Wordsmith" video

Interviews, Presentations, Podcasts

Explore previous events with guests who examine topics within Faith, Politics, and Economics

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ISP 2025 Western Europe

FPE's International Study Program will travel to Western Europe in the summer 2025 for the first time since the 1990's. It will explore the changing relationship between the United States and Europe, as well as the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. 

Student Opportunities
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Singapore 2019 Program

Enjoy a video of the trip and a gallery of images that tells the story of the 2019 ISP Southeast Asia Program

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The Three Things Podcast

Hosted by our director, David Iglesias, Three Things explores modern issues surrounding faith, politics, and economics -- or three things our parents taught us not to talk to strangers about. Join us for discussions about these topics in a measured, civil, and thoughtful way.

Check out the podcast!