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Matthew Philipp Whelan

Associate Research Professor of Theology
Divinity School
Box 90964, Durham, NC 27708-0968
407 Chapel Dr., Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Research Professor of Theology · 2025 - Present Divinity School

Recent Publications


Romero, Migration, and the Grammar of Creation

Journal Article Journal of Moral Theology · July 31, 2025 We are witnessing an era of unprecedented migration across the Americas, as people are forced to flee due to hunger, political and criminal violence, and climate change. This essay draws on the wisdom of the martyred and sainted archbishop of San S ... Full text Cite

Christianity and Agroecology

Book · June 30, 2025 This Element draws on the transdisciplinary field of agroecology to clarify and deepen Catholic social teaching's natural law ethic. ... Cite

Neuro-Neutrality and the Common Good.

Journal Article AJOB neuroscience · October 2024 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2016 Ph.D.