Laurie Johnson
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Laurie Johnson is Professor of Political Science at Kansas State University. Her work has involved developing a thorough understanding and critique of classical liberal theory, and includes works on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Tocqueville. Her book, Ideological Possession and the Rise of the New Right: The Political Thought of Carl Jung, was published in 2019 by Routledge. Her latest book, The Gap in God's Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars, was published by Wipf & Stock/Cascade this year. She is president of The Maurin Academy and provides political philosophy and theology content on her Political Philosophy YouTube channel, currently with 24,000+ subscribers, and its associated podcast.
Recent Essays
A Twenty-First Century Agronomic University: The Maurin Academy
We use the experience of the JPII farm not only to learn and improve over time but to inform our audience of the realities and pitfalls of attempting this way of life. We have learned the hard way that small steps and incremental improvements have to be treated like great victories and that to rely on Christian hope is the essence of wisdom.