Dr. John M. Thornton

John Thornton is the L.P. and Bobbi Leung Chair of Accounting Ethics at Azusa Pacific University’s L.P. and Timothy Leung School of Accounting. He is the author of Jesus’ Terrible Financial Advice: Flipping the Tables on Peace, Prosperity, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Moody Publishers 2017). A CPA with a Ph.D. in accounting, his TEDx Talk Flipping Rich, YouVersion Bible study “Jesus’ Terrible Financial Advice: Eight Day Devotional,” and website gettingrichright.com, are examples of innovative ways he encourages people to handle wealth with integrity.