Truth in Charity
The online home of theologian Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D.
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About me
I am disciple of Jesus Christ, husband, father of eight, writer, speaker, and professor of Theology at Benedictine College. My research concentrates especially on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, the integration of ancient and modern approaches to biblical interpretation, the dialogue between faith and science, and the development of a Catholic theology of creation capable of grounding a distinctively Christian environmentalism. Toward this end, I serve as co-director of Benedictine College’s Center for Integral Ecology, President of the Two Books Network, partner of the International Ratzinger Foundation, member of Academy of Catholic theology, and Scholar Associate of the Society of Catholic Scientists.
What's with the name?
I chose the name of the website, Truth in Charity, to reflect the Catholic Church’s understanding of the reciprocal relationship between truth and charity. As Pope Benedict XVI wrote in his encyclical Caritas in Veritate, an honest search for the truth will be conducted with charity, and charity in its own turn is only authentic if practiced in the light of the truth about God, man, and the broader created order. What you’ll find here are my various modest attempt to implement Benedict’s call for the “courage to engage the whole breadth of reason” within the heart of the Church and in dialogue with the modern world. Essentially, the site is a means for me to tie together the various scholarly and evangelical works in which I am engaged and make the content available to the public.