Kimberley C. Patton is Professor of the Comparative and Historical Study of Religion at Harvard Divinity School, where she teaches courses in ancient Greek religion and archeology as well as in comparative phenomenology of world religions, including natural elements. She is the author and co-editor of a number of books, including "Religion of the Gods: Ritual, Paradox, and Reflexivity" (Oxford) and is the coeditor of "A Communion of Subjects: Animals in Religion, Science, and Ethics" (Columbia University Press).