{"id":15521,"date":"2017-09-13T14:11:33","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T18:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redeemer.ca\/?post_type=faculty-manager&#038;p=15521"},"modified":"2024-02-20T14:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T19:27:24","slug":"dr-robert-joustra","status":"publish","type":"faculty-manager","link":"https:\/\/www.redeemer.ca\/our-faculty\/dr-robert-joustra\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Robert Joustra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robert Joustra is Professor of Politics &amp; International Studies (POLIS). He is author, co-author, and co-editor, of a number of books, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>With Eric Patterson,&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/wipfandstock.com\/9781725278844\/power-politics-and-moral-order\/\">Power Politics and Moral Order: Three Generations of Christian Realism &#8211; A Reader<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em>(Wipf&amp;Stock, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With Jessica R. 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