Dannis Matteson

Faculty Profiles

Dannis Matteson

Dannis Matteson

Visiting Assistant Professor
Religious Studies and Theology
164 Spes Unica Hall
dmatteson@saintmarys.edu
Education
  • PhD, Loyola University of Chicago
  • MA, Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
  • BA, Nazareth College of Rochester, New York
Areas of Expertise
  • Feminist Political Ethics
  • Political and Liberation Theologies
  • Catholic Social Teaching
Research Interests
  • The political theology of Dorothee Sölle
  • Deconstructing religious and political authoritarianism
  • Moral identity formation and solidarity
Courses Recently Taught
  • Gender and Religion
  • Women and Religion: Feminist and Womanist Theologies
  • Christian Ethics
  • Christian Theology
  • Global Religious Ethics
  • Introduction to Religious Studies
  • Catholic Faith and Life
Creative and Scholarly Work

Recent Edited Volume: 

  • The Business of God: Theological and Ethical Reflections on the Church Industrial Complex, co-edited with Sheryl Johnson (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 
    2025).

Recent Articles:

Recent Conference Presentations:

  • “Creative Disobedience for a US Context,” Conference Presentation, Dorothee Sölle and Feminist Theology Conference, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany (6 February 2026).
  • “Church Business?: Exploring the Concept of 'Church Industrial Complex' and its Impact on Diversity and Justice” Panel Presentation, Ecclesiological Investigations, Chicago, IL (28 June 2024).
  • “Vulnerability, Integrity, and Ideologies of Security: Womanist and Feminist Approaches for Liberation Movements in the United States,” Panel presentation, Societas Ethica Conference, Zürich, Switzerland (August 2022).
  • “From White Guilt to Intentional Action: Deconstructing Roadblocks to White Allyship,” Panel Presentation, Society of Christian Ethics Conference, Washington, DC (January 2019).
  • “Digital Activism at the Expense of Humanity? How Digitalized Consumerism Jeopardizes Human Potential for Responsibility and Agency,” Paper Presentation, Societas Ethica Conference, Tützing, Germany (June 2019).
  • “The Theopoet(h)ics of Dorothee Sölle,” Paper Presentation, Society of Christian Ethics Conference, Portland, OR (January 2018).
  • “Climate Change, ‘Population Dynamics,’ and Family Planning: Ethical Questions Raised by Feminist Scholars and the Catholic Church Alike” Poster Presentation, Climate Justice Conference, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 
    IL (March 2017).
Professional Memberships
  • American Academy of Religion
  • Societas Ethica
  • Society of Christian Ethics
  • Interfaith America