BCYC Immersion Theology Track

Dr. Matthew Ramage is Professor of Theology at Benedictine College where he is co-director of its Center for Integral Ecology. His research and writing concentrates especially on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, the wedding of ancient and modern methods of biblical interpretation, the dialogue between faith and science, and stewardship of creation. In addition to his other scholarly and outreach endeavors, Dr. Ramage is author, co-author, or translator of over fifteen books, including Dark Passages of the Bible (CUA Press, 2013), Jesus, Interpreted (CUA Press, 2017), The Experiment of Faith (CUA Press, 2020), and Christ’s Church and World Religions (Sophia Institute Press, 2020). His latest book, From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and the Theory of Evolution, was published by CUA Press in 2022. When he is not teaching or writing, Dr. Ramage enjoys exploring the great outdoors with his wife and seven children, tending his orchard, leading educational trips abroad, and aspiring to be a barbeque pitmaster.  For more on Dr. Ramage’s work, visit his website www.matthewramage.com.

Aaron Riches is a Canadian. He holds higher degrees from York University (Canada), the University of Virginia (USA), the University of Nottingham (UK) and the Pontifical University John Paul II (Poland). Before joining the faculty at Benedictine College he taught theology at the archdiocesan seminary in Granada, Spain, where he was also a faculty member of the Instituto De Filosofía Edith Stein. He has published in various academic journals and is the author of the book Ecce Homo: On the Divine Unity of Christ (2016).  He has published in the fields of Christology and contemporary theology. He lives in Atchison with his wife and six children.