Dr. Brett Chandler Patterson
Selected Writings:
Sermons:
Moral Crossroads (Anderson University: November 2006)
Christian Love in a Fragile World: Theological Reflections on Terrorism (Anderson University: September 11, 2003)
Essays:
"The Mythic Apologetics of C. S. Lewis." Presented at C. S. Lewis: The Man and His Work, an international conference, hosted by Southeastern Seminary in October of 2007.
Biographical Profile of H. Richard Niebuhr. Forthcoming in Blackwell Publisher's Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization.
"No Man's Land: The Fight for Social Order in Gotham City and New Orleans." Forthcoming in Blackwell's Batman and Philosophy.
Biographical Profiles for H. Richard Niebuhr, E. Y. Mullins, John Howard Yoder, George MacDonald, Charles Williams, Charles Schulz, N. T. Wright (with Ryan Neal), and Dietrich Bonhoeffer (with Ryan Neal). Forthcoming in Hendrickson Publishers' Encyclopedia of Christian Literature.
"'I Despise You for Making Me Do This' Evaluating Jack Bauer's Use of Violence for the Greater Good." Forthcoming from BenBella's Jack Bauer for President, a study of 24.
“Of Moths and Men: Paths of Redemption on the Island of Second Chances.” In Blackwell’s Lost and Philosophy (2008).
"Essays on Narnia" (Book Review) in SFRA 280 (April-June 2007): 6-8.
“Spider-Man No More: Moral Responsibility, the Morose Hero, and His Web of Relationships.” In BenBella Books' Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2006).
Do Not Disturb: A Christian Critique of Multiculturalism via Orson Scott Card’s Speaker for the Dead. Southeastern Conference on Christianity & Literature: April 2006.
Books:
Mythic Apologetics: The Ethical Fantasies of Tolkien, Lewis, Wolfe, Card, & Lost (In Progress)
Can a Multicultural World Find Peace? : Culture Wars, Narrative Ethics, and the Promise of Living in Dialogue (Seeking Publication)