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Russell W. Dalton

Professor of Religion Education and Coordinator for Vocation Development

Email: r.dalton@tcu.edu

Phone: 817-257-6812

Biography

Russell W. Dalton joined the faculty of Brite Divinity in the fall of 2004. Before coming to Brite he served as the G. Ernest Thomas Professor of Christianity and Communication at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, and Director of United’s Master of Arts in Religious Communication degree program. An ordained American Baptist minister, Dalton served several congregations prior to pursuing doctoral studies. He serves as an officer and member of the steering committee of the Religious Education Association. Dr, Dalton is the author of Children’s Bibles in America: A Reception History of the Story of Noah in US Children’s Bibles, Marvelous Myths: Marvel Superheroes and Everyday Faith, Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands: A Christian Dialogue with Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings and Video, Kids, and Christian Education, as well as numerous articles and essay. He has led a number of national and regional conferences and workshops in Christian Education, Theology and Film, and Religious Communication.

Degrees:

  • M.A., Texas Christian University, 2013

  • Ed.D., Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, 1998

  • Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1990

  • M.Div., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 1988

  • B.A., Central Michigan University, 1984 

Courses Taught:

  • Religious Education in Ministry

  • Preparing to Do Justice: Religious Education for Advocacy and Action

  • Youth Ministry in Context

  • Faith and Film

  • Children and the Bible

  • Theological Perspectives on Harry Potter and Other Wizarding Worlds

  • Teaching the Bible

  • The Bible in the American Protestant Experience

Professional Affiliations:

  • Religious Education Association

  • Board of Directors, A Memory Grows

  • American Academy of Religion

  • Society of Biblical Literature

  • Childism Institute

Select Publications:

  • Children’s Bibles in America: A Reception History of the Story of Noah’s Ark in US Children’s Bibles. London: Bloomsbury/T & T Clark, 2015.

  • Marvelous Myths: Marvel Superheroes and Heroic Living in the Real World. St. Louis, Missouri, Chalice Press, 2011.

  • Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands: A Christian Dialogue with Harry Potter, Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. Minneapolis: Augsburg-Fortress Press, 2003.

  • Video, Kids, and Christian Education. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001.