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John Ehrett is a Commonwealth Fellow, and an attorney and writer in Washington D.C. His work has appeared in American Affairs, The New Atlantis, and the Claremont Review of Books. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry College, the Institute of Lutheran Theology, and Yale Law School.
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John Ehrett is a Commonwealth Fellow, and an attorney and writer in Washington D.C. His work has appeared in American Affairs, The New Atlantis, and the Claremont Review of Books. He is a graduate of Patrick Henry College, the Institute of Lutheran Theology, and Yale Law School.
John EhrettCultureBook Reviews
A key problem with Christian nationalist theories is that they presuppose the modernist conception of 'religion' that they ostensibly want to subvert.
John EhrettCulture
Much of the fighting around the idea of 'evangelical elites' is bound up in issues of class and the reality that pugilist antics do not produce elites.
John EhrettFormation
It is entirely possible to have a robust intellectual life outside of formal academic settings.
John EhrettCultureBook ReviewsJournalSpring 2025
Somewhat surprisingly, the biggest problem with Steven D. Smith's 'Fiction, Lies, and the Authority of Law' is that it isn't radical enough.
John EhrettBook ReviewsJournal 6Journal
Horton's book at points exaggerates or misrepresents the nature of the conflict between 'Orphism' and Christianity.
John EhrettBook ReviewsFormation
The point of the Narnia tales isn't to escape your normal life, but to find something in Narnia that you also must learn to find in 'normal' reality.
John EhrettAnthropologyBook Reviews
Tara Isabella Burton's new book is overflowing with ideas, but its positive vision lacks any real teeth to overcome the problems Burton identifies.
John EhrettFeaturedCultureHistory
The third act of Robert Zemeckis’s underrated Beowulf adaptation begins with a dour meditation. “We men are the monsters now,” the aging hero rumbles. “The time of heroes is dead, Wiglaf—the Christ God has killed it, leaving humankind with nothing […]