JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

Perspectives on Culture, Economics and Common Grace

John Addison Teevan is an economist and educator who has spent decades in ministry, prison education, and the classroom. He produces weekly essays on economics, faith, race, culture, leadership, and other aspects of civil life, written to add clarity rather than take sides. Starting now, John also produces book summaries on these topics.

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‘Hot Ayer’: Humanity Disappears in Our Sad World

A.J. Ayer proved his own rule false. Three ideas of our day rest on assumptions just as invisible, and dehumanize just as easily....
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‘Hot Ayer’: Humanity Disappears in Our Sad World

A.J. Ayer proved his own rule false. Three ideas of our day rest on assumptions just as invisible, and dehumanize just as easily....

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Thoughts on markets, incentives, and the forces that shape our world.

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Observations on culture, politics, and the times we live in.

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Summary

Key takeaways and reflections from books worth reading.

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Ideas that shape our thinking about truth, virtue, and reality.

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Counsel on leading ministries, boards, and the people who serve them.

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‘Hot Ayer’: Humanity Disappears in Our Sad World

A.J. Ayer proved his own rule false. Three ideas of our day rest on assumptions...
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The Differences Make a Difference

How a nonprofit board is described depends on who chose its members and why. Understanding...
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If They Cannot…Then Who Will?

In a world of screaming voices, the basics go silent and invisible. If the people...
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Perspectives on the Three Legs of a Stool

All religions have meeting places, priests and sacrifices. Three features unique to Christianity give it...
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Who Would Use Jack Sparrow’s Compass?

Professor Michael Clune wrote something in the Chronicle of Higher Education clearer than a month...
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Let Me Tell You About the Ocean

Ask several people about the ocean and you get very different answers. A lesson in...