Author Archives: Brian

About Brian

Brian Stogner is a clinical psychologist and the President of Rochester University.

A Doubt About It – 2

“Our churches need to be safe places for people who wonder and for people who wander.” – Ed Stetzer Unfortunately, many churches are seemingly the least safe places for “people who wonder.”  As a result, an entire generation of those … Continue reading

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A Doubt About It

A few years back, a friend and I co-taught a class at our church about religious doubt. Throughout the class, I carried the sense that I was speaking to the wrong audience.  There were a few in the room who … Continue reading

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Burning Planes and Human Nature

In a horrific and tragic accident, Aeroflot Flight 1492 made a fiery emergency landing last week and forty-one people lost their lives. Some of the press coverage of this event has focused on the shocking footage of survivors fleeing the … Continue reading

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The Blogging Tightrope

So, after a long pause, I’m about to once again take the plunge into the dangerous world of blogging. It’s a strange and stormy place to be, especially in the polarized intellectual environment that our culture has become and in … Continue reading

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