James M. Patterson is a fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy and associate professor of public affairs at the Institute for American Civics in the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Patterson’s academic interests include research on race, religion, and American politics using historical institutional methods. In addition to publishing numerous academic and popular articles, he is the coauthor of Why Postliberalism Failed (forthcoming) and author of Religion and the Public Square: Sheen, King, Falwell. His writing can be found in such publications as American Political Thought, Perspectives in Political Science, Journal of Church and State, Anamnesis, Public Discourse, First Things, and Law & Liberty. He is also a contributing editor at Law & Liberty and the host of the Law & Liberty podcast. Patterson has previously held research positions at the Duke University Program for American Values and Institutions and the James Madison Program at Princeton University. Patterson has also taught at Ave Maria University, Hampden-Sydney College, Gettysburg College, University of Virginia, and Duke University.