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Patton Dodd

Patton Dodd's writing on religion and culture has appeared in a wide range of publications, including Newsweek, Slate, the Financial Times, Christianity Today, Cineaste, Books & Culture, The Shambhala Sun, and The Revealer. Patton has also taught writing, literature, and film at the United States Air Force Academy and served as senior editor for Beliefnet and contributing editor for Killing the Buddha. He is the author of MY FAITH SO FAR: A Story of Conversion and Confusion (Jossey-Bass). Patton holds a Ph.D. in religion and literature from Boston University.

Works by Patton Dodd
"Let the Gospels Speak for Themselves:" N.T. Wright on How...
Patton Dodd | June 14, 2012
N.T. Wright on how a new reading of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John......
Dinner with Strangers: An Interview with Nathan Clarke
Patton Dodd | April 12, 2012
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The Best Film I Saw at South by Southwest
Patton Dodd | March 16, 2012
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Fear, Disgust, and "The Cabin in the Woods"
Patton Dodd | March 11, 2012
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Go Ye Therefore Into Casinos
Patton Dodd | March 10, 2012
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The Rule of God and the Whims of History
Patton Dodd | March 07, 2012
In this brief Q and A, Mark Noll explains what the study of the Civil War reveals about......
The long what?
Patton Dodd | January 30, 2012
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Rapture Ready
Patton Dodd | November 11, 2011
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Aronofsky's Noah Comes to Life
Patton Dodd | October 24, 2011
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Roman Polanski and "the dead certainty of doubt"
Patton Dodd | October 04, 2011
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Guess who is directing the new Noah movie?
Patton Dodd | October 03, 2011
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The Miracle Mammal
Patton Dodd | September 23, 2011
"Dolphin Tale" discovers the line between reality and make-believe -- and encourages us......
"Dolphin Tale" and Angels Unawares
Patton Dodd | September 22, 2011
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Vera Farmiga's Fundamentalism
Patton Dodd | September 19, 2011
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True Jihad Is True for Everyone
Patton Dodd | September 01, 2011
John Kiser explains how a nineteenth-century Muslim warrior embodied true religion and......
Caste-Aways: Hinduism and Social Discrimination
Patton Dodd | August 30, 2011
Hindu American Foundation's Swaminathan Venkataraman discusses a new report on the......
Moving from Exclusion to Embrace: Miroslav Volf on...
Patton Dodd | August 28, 2011
Miroslav Volf discusses Islam's approach to God and why Christians and Muslims inhabit......
Omar likes "The Night of the Hunter"
Patton Dodd | August 14, 2011
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Reading Is Fundamental -- and Fun!
Patton Dodd | August 12, 2011
Can we cultivate good habits of reading in an age of iDistractions? Alan Jacobs says we......
The Doomsday Doubter
Patton Dodd | August 04, 2011
Worried about the state of the world? Sociologist Bradley Wright says you're probably......
This Fall in Religion and Film...
Patton Dodd | August 02, 2011
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Is "The Tree of Life" a Christian Film?
Patton Dodd | August 01, 2011
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The Confessions of Anders Breivik
Patton Dodd | July 31, 2011
While the commentariat was weighing in on the mind of Anders Behring Breivik, reporters......
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