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r.dalton@tcu.edu
817.257.6812
TCU Box 298130
2855 South University
Office 118
Fort Worth, TX 76129
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Russell W. Dalton joined the faculty of Brite Divinity in the fall of 2004 as
Associate Professor of Christian Education. 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. He holds degrees from Central Michigan
University (B.A), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Harvard Divinity
School (Th.M.), and Union Theological Seminary and The Presbyterian School of
Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia (Ed.D.). An ordained American Baptist
minister, Dalton served several congregations prior to pursuing doctoral studies.
He is the author of 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 columns. He has
led a number of national and regional conferences and workshops in Christian
Education and Religious Communication.
M.Div., Gordon-Cromwell Theological Seminary, 1988.
Th.M., Harvard Divinity School, 1990.
Ed.D., Union Theological Seminary and the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, 1998.
American Baptist Churches, U.S.A.
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Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands: A Christian Dialogue with Harry Potter,
Star Wars, and The Lord of the Rings. Minneapolis: Augsburg-Fortress
press, 2003.
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Video, Kids, and Christian Education. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2001.
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"Aslan is on the Move: Images of Providence in Narnia," in Revisiting Narnia:
Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles. Dallas: BenBella Books, 2005.
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Comprehensive Bibliography
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Dr. Dalton's current research includes Children's Bible Storybooks in the United States
and the Use of the Bible in the Church.
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Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore, Let the Children Come: Reimaging Childhood from a
Christian Perspective (Jossey-Bass, 2003).
Karen Marie Yust, Real Kids, Real Faith: Practices for Nurturing Children's
Spiritual Lives (Jossey-Bass, 2004)
Kenda Creasy Dean, Practicing Passion: Youth and the Quest for a Passionate Church (Eerdmans, 2004).
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