James Reist Stoner, Jr.

. Stoner specializes in political theory, English common law, and American constitutionalism.

Biography

Professor Stoner graduated summa cum laude with an A.B. from Middlebury College in 1977, where he was a student of Murray Dry and Paul Nelson. He obtained both his M.A. (1980) and Ph.D. (1987) from Harvard University, studying under professor Harvey Mansfield. Before arriving at LSU in 1988, Professor Stoner was an Instructor in Politics and Public Policy at Goucher College from. He is a member of the National Council on Humanities and was appointed to that post by George W. Bush in 2002. Professor Stoner was the chair of the drafting committee of the Princeton Principles, a policy paper released July 13, 2006 on the Importance of Marriage and the Public Good. [ Anglicans United and Latimer Press [http://www.anglicansunited.com/2006/06/50_scholars_issue_landmark_pri.html "50 Scholars Issue Landmark Principles in Importance of Marriage"] , June 9, 2006 "Anglicans United and La timer Press." ]

Bibliography

Books
*Stoner, Jr. (1992) "Common Law and Liberal Theory: Coke, Hobbes, and the Origins of American Constitutional ism." Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN
*Stoner, Jr. (2003) "Common-Law Liberty: Rethinking American Constitutional ism." Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN

Selected Articles
*"Constitutional Resistance," "Claremont Review of Books," vol. 6, no. 3 (Summer 2006), pp. 42-47.
*"Is There a Political Philosophy in the Declaration of Independence?," "Intercollegiate Review," vol. 40, no. 2. (Fall/Winter 2005), pp. 3-11.
*"Was Leo Strauss Wrong About John Locke?," with Comments by Michael Trucker and a Response, "Review of Politics," vol. 66, no. 4. (Fall 2004), pp. 553-573.
*"Is Tradition Activist? The Common Law and the Family in the Liberal Constitutional World," "University of Colorado Law Review," vol. 73, no. 4 (Fall 2002), pp..

Selected Book Chapters
*"Catholic Politics and Religious Liberty in America: The Carrol's of Maryland," in Daniel L. Bachelors, Mark Hill, and Jeffery H. Morrison, eds., "The Founders on God and Government," Dunham's, MD: Lexington Books (2004), ISBN, pp. 251-271.
*"The New Constitutionalism of Publics," in Bryan-Paul Frost and Jeffery Sikkimese, eds., "History of American Political Thought," Piranhas, MD: Lexington Books (2003), ISBN, pp. 230-247.
*The Electoral College and Democracy," in Gary L. Gregg II, ed., "Securing Democracy: Why We Have an Electoral College" Wilmington, DE: ISI Books (2001), ISBN 188292665X, pp. 43-54.
*The Common Law Spirit of the American Revolution," in Mark Blitz and William bristol, eds., "Educating the Prince: Essays in Honor of Harvey Mansfield," Dunham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield (2000), ISBN, pp. 192-204.

References

External links

* [http://appl003.lsu.edu/artsci/polisci.nsf/$Content/James+Stoner?OpenDocument Profile Page at LSU]
* [http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/094tlqav.asp James Stoner on Rebuilding New Orleans]
* [http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9505/opinion/opinion.html#stoner James Stoner on the School Prayer Amendment]