Jennifer Patterson
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Patterson is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Her work focuses on projects related to religious freedom and overcoming poverty.
Jennifer Patterson is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Her work focuses on projects related to religious freedom and overcoming poverty.
Jennifer is executive director of the Institute for Christian Anthropology at the Colson Center. She holds a Ph.D. in moral theology/ethics from The Catholic University of America and a Master of Arts in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., where she is a lecturer. She has worked in public policy-related fields for more than three decades, with a primary interest in leading interdisciplinary teams to advance long-term reform on issues related to human flourishing. She and her husband, Eric Patterson, are the co-editors of Faith and Freedom: Six Theological Perspectives on Religious Freedom.
Bob Woodson’s social enterprise
Jennifer Patterson
The neighborhood reformer taught us that the problems of the poor require both cultural and moral remedies
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WORLD Opinions / May 26, 2026
Onward for Freedom
Jennifer Patterson
Conservative leader Edwin J. Feulner died July 18 at the age of 83. Feulner is best-known for his leadership of…
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WORLD / July 21, 2025
Student courage and judicial clarity
Jennifer Patterson
A 9th Circuit decision strengthens religious freedom on campus.
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WORLD Opinions / January 17, 2024
Growing old as a calling
Jennifer Patterson
Our perspective on aging will shape our own life paths, our relationships with our elders, and our outlook on public policy questions about the value of human life.
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WORLD Opinions / January 9, 2024
The wonderful givenness of life
Jennifer Patterson
Individuality thrives by expressing the gift of our shared human nature.
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WORLD Opinions / December 22, 2023
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act at 30
Jennifer Patterson
Thirty years ago this month, the landmark Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) was signed into law.
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WORLD Opinions / November 27, 2023
Christian education in a time of gender confusion
Jennifer Patterson
Changing federal interpretations of biological sex raise new challenges for Christian schools.
WORLD Opinions / October 3, 2023
An unjust decision reversed
Jennifer Patterson
A school board will end its discrimination against a Christian university.
WORLD Opinions / August 10, 2023
Choosing the education reform road not taken
Jennifer Patterson
Parental choice in education is the way forward
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WORLD Opinions / July 25, 2023
The kids are not catching up
Jennifer Patterson
A year of post-pandemic scores shows the urgency of helping students recover lost ground
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WORLD Opinions / July 6, 2023