Timothy Matovina
Professor
Primary Area: History of Christianity
Biography
Timothy Matovina works in the area of Faith and Culture, with specialization in U.S. Catholic and U.S. Latino/a theology and religion. His teaching and research underscore the need to consider the social contexts and concrete expressions of faith out of which the search for theological understanding arises. Professor Matovina has authored over 150 essays and reviews in scholarly and opinion journals. He has also written or edited 22 books, among them Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church, which won five book awards, including selection as a CHOICE “Outstanding Academic Title,” as well as Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis. Among his various scholarly awards, in 2010 Matovina received the Virgilio Elizondo Award “for distinguished achievement in theology, in keeping with the mission of the Academy” from the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS). At Notre Dame he has won two teaching awards, including the Julian Samora Award that members of Notre Dame’s La Alianza student organization confer on a faculty member whose research, teaching, and service advance knowledge and empowerment of Latino/a students and communities. In addition to his scholarly work, Matovina offers presentations and workshops on U.S. Catholicism and Latine ministry and theology throughout the United States.
Research Interests
U.S. Latino/a theology, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Catholicism in the United States, theology of Mary, faith and culture, theology and popular piety
Selected Publications
Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith. Hosffman Ospino, co-editor. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2023.
Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2019.
Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012.
Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
Education
- Ph.D. in religion and culture, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (1993)
- Master of Divinity, Toronto School of Theology/University of St. Michael’s College (1983)
- Bachelor of Secondary Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1978)