James Patterson is an associate professor in the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He specializes in race, religion, and American political thought. Patterson is the author of Religion in the Public Square: Sheen, King, Falwell and co-author with Thomas D. Howes of Why Postliberalism Failed. He also contributes articles to and hosts a podcast for Law & Liberty. Patterson holds a Ph.D. in politics from the University of Virginia.
