Dr. Matthew Ramage is Adjunct Professor and concentration chair of Sacred Scripture at Holy Apostles College and Seminary. He is also Professor of Theology at Benedictine College in Kansas where he serves as co-director for its Center for Integral Ecology.
Dr. Ramage is author, contributing author, or co-translator of a variety of articles and over fifteen books, including the monographs Dark Passages of the Bible: Engaging Scripture with Benedict XVI and Thomas Aquinas (CUA, 2013), Jesus, Interpreted: Benedict XVI, Bart Ehrman, and the Historical Truth of the Gospels (CUA Press, 2017), The Experiment of Faith: Pope Benedict XVI on Living the Theological Virtues in a Secular Age (CUA Press, 2020), Christ’s Church and World Religions (Sophia Institute Press, 2020), and From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and the Theory of Evolution (CUA Press, 2022).
In addition to his books, Dr. Ramage’s work has appeared in a number of scholarly journals including Nova et Vetera, Letter and Spirit, Scientia et Fides, Scripta Theologica, Cithara, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review as well as popular online venues such as Strange Notions, The Gregorian Institute, Crisis, and the Word on Fire Institute’s Evangelization and Culture. You can find interviews with Dr. Ramage at news outlets including the National Catholic Register and First Things, EWTN radio’s Catholic Answers Live, and EWTN’s television program Catholicism on Campus. His Thomistic Institute lectures are available online as well.
When he is not teaching or writing, Dr. Ramage enjoys hiking with his wife and six children, tending his orchard, and traveling abroad to learn, lecture, and lead educational trips.
For more information on Dr. Ramage’s work and for his complete CV, visit www.matthewramage.com.
Education
- Ph.D., Systematic Theology (minor: Biblical Studies), Ave Maria University
- M.A., Theology & Christian Ministry, Franciscan University of Steubenville
- B.A., Religious Studies (minor: Philosophy), University of Illinois
Representative Publications
From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and the Theory of Evolution (CUA Press, 2022).
The Experiment of Faith: Pope Benedict XVI on Living the Theological Virtues in a Secular Age (CUA Press, 2020).
Jesus, Interpreted: Benedict XVI, Bart Ehrman, and the Historical Truth of the Gospels (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2016).
Dark Passages of the Bible: Engaging Scripture with Benedict XVI and Thomas Aquinas. (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2013).
Memberships
Academy of Catholic Theology
Society of Biblical Literature
Fellowship of Catholic Scholars
Society of Catholic Scientists, Scholar Associate