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John Stoehr

John Stoehr is the editor and publisher of the Editorial Board, a newsletter about politics for normal people. He's a visiting assistant professor of public policy at Wesleyan, a fellow at the Yale Journalism Initiative, a contributing writer for the Washington Monthly, and a contributing editor for Religion Dispatches.

Archive, History/Theology, Politics/Law, UncategorizedDecember 2, 2019

What If Donald Trump is Just as Christian as Evangelicals?

By John Stoehr

There is no such thing as abuse of power when one has been chosen by God to rule. There is no such thing as obstruction of justice when God alone decides who is worthy of justice.

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Archive, History/Theology, Politics/LawOctober 21, 2019

Are White Evangelicals as Concerned About Middle Eastern Christians as We’re Meant to Believe?

By John Stoehr

If the lives of Middle East Christians mattered so much to white evangelical leaders, they’d do everything in their power, which is a lot, to pressure Trump to reverse his terrible choice. They will not, however, for three reasons. 

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Archive**, ScienceOctober 19, 2009

You Are More Than Your Brain: A Revolutionary Theory of Consciousness

By John Stoehr

Science tells us that our minds, our consciousness, our very selves, reside in our physical brains. But what if this model, relying as it does on a seventeenth century understanding of mind and matter, is outdated? Philosopher Alva Noë proposes a revolutionary alternative.

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