Twenty-First Century Renaissance Man with Dr. Eric Patterson

About this episode

David Iglesias interviews Dr. Eric Patterson about his diverse experiences and contributions in various fields.

In this episode, FPE Director David Iglesias talks with Dr. Eric Patterson, President of the Religious Freedom Institute, about his broad and varied life experiences. He has served in the Air Force, plays music professionally, has been the dean of a law school, serves as a White House Fellow, and is a noted author and just war theory scholar. Three Things is a production of the Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics .

People in this episode

Host: David Iglesias

Guest: Dr. Eric Patterson

Topics covered

• religious freedom
• military service
• music
• law education
• just war theory

Keywords

• religious freedom
• just war theory
• military
• music
• law school
• White House Fellow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Religious Freedom Institute, Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics & Economics, Air Force, law school, White House

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