JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

JOHN A. TEEVAN

Culture, Economics, and Common Grace.

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Red and white harbour light on a breakwater as a cargo ship passes

Do We Still Need Robin Hood?

India chose to grow the economic pie rather than divide it. What the J-curve shows...
Mist over the Cliffs of Moher and the surf below

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

Thomas Cahill on how Irish monks copied and carried the books of a collapsing Europe,...
Portland Head Light standing on rocky cliffs above the Atlantic at dusk

‘Hot Ayer’: Humanity Disappears in Our Sad World

A.J. Ayer proved his own rule false. Three ideas of our day rest on assumptions...
Long sandy spit curving into a calm sea at dawn

The Differences Make a Difference

How a nonprofit board is described depends on who chose its members and why. Understanding...
Sunlit green cliffs and scattered houses above a bright blue sea

If They Cannot…Then Who Will?

In a world of screaming voices, the basics go silent and invisible. If the people...
Layered limestone cliff jutting out over green water

Perspectives on the Three Legs of a Stool

All religions have meeting places, priests and sacrifices. Three features unique to Christianity give it...
Portland Head Light standing on rocky cliffs above the Atlantic at dusk

Who Would Use Jack Sparrow’s Compass?

Professor Michael Clune wrote something in the Chronicle of Higher Education clearer than a month...
Red and white lighthouse on a windswept dune under a stormy sky

Let Me Tell You About the Ocean

Ask several people about the ocean and you get very different answers. A lesson in...
Bright green cliffs dropping to a curved gravel beach beside deep blue water

Our Humanity: Capacities and Privileges

A Land Cruiser breaks down among the Bayaka people in Central Africa. What followed says...