Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
St. John’s Hall B20–27
718.990.5052
suttonm@stjohns.edu
Educational Background
Ph.D., 2007, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Catholic
Systematic Theology
M.A., 2002, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Systematic
Theology
B.A., 1999, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, and the
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) , Rome,
Italy, Catholic Studies, Theology, and Philosophy
Profile
Matthew L. Sutton, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor in the Department
of Theology and Religious Studies, earned his doctorate in
Religious Studies with a specialization in Catholic Systematic
Theology from Marquette University. He joined St. John’s University
Department of Theology and Religious Studies in 2008 and teaches
courses in Christology, Trinitarian Theology, Ecclesiology,
Eschatology, and Christian Spirituality.
His research interests include integrating the valuable content of
Mystical Theology with Catholic Systematic Theology and researching
the theologies of Adrienne von Speyr and Hans Urs von Balthasar. He
has published articles on the theologies of Karl Rahner, Maurice de
la Taille, Adrienne von Speyr, and Hans Urs von Balthasar
in New Blackfriars and International
Journal of Systematic Theology. His most recent article
published in New Blackfriars is “Hans Urs von
Balthasar and Adrienne von Speyr’s Ecclesial Relationship.” He has
co-edited a book with Inter-Disciplinary Press called On
Suffering: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Narrative and Making
Sense of Suffering. He has another co-edited book available in
late 2014 with Orbis Press called Teaching Theology and
Handing on the Faith. In the near future, his major work on
the thought of Adrienne von Speyr will be published by Fortress
Press titled Heaven Opens: The Trinitarian Mysticism of
Adrienne von Speyr. He is currently working on a book on Hans
Urs von Balthasar’s Trinitarian theology and the theology of Holy
Saturday in dialogue with postmodernism.
He also participates in St. John’s University’s new
Faculty-In-Residence program at the Henley Road student
residence.