Eric D. Patterson


Eric D. Patterson is an American political scientist whose work focuses on international relations, just war theory, and the intersection of religion and public policy. His advanced degrees are from the University of California, Santa Barbara and the University of Wales at Aberystwyth. He serves as President & CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in Washington, DC. He worked for five years as Executive Vice President and President at the Religious Freedom Institute in Washington, DC, and previously served as Dean and Professor of the Robertson School of Government at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. Before that he worked at Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs in Washington, DC. His government experience includes service as an Air National Guard commander, the White House Fellowship, and time as a William C. Foster Fellow working at the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs. His academic articles have appeared in Public Integrity, Journal of Military Ethics, Survival, International Studies Perspectives, International Journal of Religious Freedom, Democracy and Society, Journal of Human Security, International Journal of Applied Philosophy, International Politics, Foreign Policy Journal, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, Journal of Political Science, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Security Studies.

Books

  • A Basic Guide to the Just War Tradition: Christian Foundations and Practices..
  • Military Necessity and Just War Statecraft: The Principle of National Security Stewardship . Co-edited with Marc LiVecche.
  • James Turner Johnson and the Just War Tradition: Selected Essays. Co-edited with Gina G. Palmer and Timothy J. Demy.
  • Power Politics and Moral Order: Three Generations of Christian Realism Co-edited with Robert Joustra .
  • Just War and Christian Traditions. Co-edited with J. Daryl Charles.
  • Just American Wars: Ethical Dilemmas in U.S. Military History ''..
  • Philosophers on War. Co-authored with Timothy Demy.
  • The Reagan Manifesto: “A Time For Choosing” and Its Influence. Co-edited with Jeffry H. Morrison.
  • The Ashgate Companion to Military Ethics: . Co-authored with James Turner Johnson.
  • Military Chaplains in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Beyond: Advisement and Leader Engagement in Highly Religious Environments. Editor.
  • Ethics Beyond War's End. Editor.
  • Ending Wars Well: Order, Justice, and Conciliation in Contemporary Post-Conflict .
  • Politics in a Religious World: Building a Religiously Informed U.S. Foreign Policy.
  • Debating the War of Ideas. Co-authored with John Gallagher.
  • Christianity and Power Politics Today: Christian Realism and Contemporary Political Dilemmas.
  • Just War Thinking: Morality and Pragmatism in the Struggle against Contemporary Threats .
  • Latin America's Neo-Reformation: Religion's Influence on Politics .''.
  • The Christian Realists: Reassessing the Contribution of Niebuhr and His Contemporaries.