Timothy Matovina

Professor
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Theology

Research Interests

Latinx theologies, religion, history; Catholicism and religion in the Americas

Related Courses Taught

various courses on Latinx theologies and religious history

Biography

Timothy Matovina is a Professor and Chairperson of the Theology Department at the University of Notre Dame. He works in the area of Theology and Culture, with specialization in U.S. Catholic and U.S. Latino theology and religion. Professor Matovina has authored over 150 essays and reviews in scholarly and opinion journals. He has also written or edited 21 books, most recently Theologies of Guadalupe: From the Era of Conquest to Pope Francis (Oxford 2019), Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church (Princeton, 2012), and the co-edited volume Catholics in the Vatican II Era: Local Histories of a Global Event (Cambridge, 2018). Research support for Matovina’s work encompasses competitive grant awards from nearly every major funding source that supports academic work in theology and religion, including the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Academy of Religion, the Louisville Institute, and the Association of Theological Schools. 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. He has also won fourteen book awards, including five for Latino Catholicism: Transformation in America’s Largest Church, which was selected as a CHOICE “Outstanding Academic Title” for 2012. In addition to his scholarly work, Matovina offers presentations and workshops on U.S. Catholicism and Latino ministry and theology throughout the United States. His presentations in Spanish and English include numerous talks at diocesan events like the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress and invited keynote addresses to Hispanic pastoral leadership organizations such as the National Catholic Council for Hispanic Ministry (NCCHM), the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic Ministry (NCADDHM), the Federation for Catechesis with Hispanics, and the Instituto Nacional Hispano de Liturgia.