Mathew Guest

Mathew Guest
Guest in 2018
Guest in 2018
BornWolverhampton, West Midlands, UK.
OccupationProfessor of Sociology of Religion
LanguageEnglish
EducationBA Hons (First Class); MA; PhD.
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham and Lancaster University
SpouseKatie B. Edwards

Mathew Guest (born 9 February 1975) is a British sociologist and professor of sociology of religion at Durham University.[1] Guest is the author[2][3][4] or editor of numerous academic books,[5] reports,[6] journal articles and essays. His publications cover various topics in the sociology of religion, particularly evangelical Christianity in the UK,[7][8] value transmission within clergy families,[9][10][11] and the status of Christianity and Islam within university contexts.[12] [13][14]

Beyond academic contexts, he has published essays in popular outlets including The Conversation,[15] Open Democracy,[16][17][18] The Tablet and The Church Times.

During 2021-2024, he is serving as chair of the British Sociological Association’s Religion Study Group.[19]

He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

  1. ^ "Durham University Staff Profile". Durham University. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ Guest, Mathew (12 September 2013). Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1780937847. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ Roques, Mark (1 September 2014). "Book Review: Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith". International Journal of Christianity & Education. 18 (2): 251–253. doi:10.1177/205699711401800224. S2CID 152158265. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ Yates, Lindsay (21 April 2015). "Davies, Douglas J., and Mathew Guest. 2007. Bishops, Wives and Children—Spiritual Capital across the Generations". Practical Theology. 1 (1): 132–133. doi:10.1558/prth.v1i1.132. S2CID 144675291. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ Shortt, John (25 September 2014). "A Review of "Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith"". Christian Higher Education. 13 (5): 365–367. doi:10.1080/15363759.2014.955705. S2CID 152023847. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Gender and Career Progression in Theology and Religious Studies" (PDF). Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education. TRS UK. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ Guest, Mathew (2007). Evangelical identity and contemporary culture: a congregational study in innovation. Wipf and Stock. ISBN 9781498251082. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Cocksworth, Christopher (1 May 2010). "Book Review: Reinventing English Evangelicalism 1966–2001:A theological and sociological study, Rob Warner (Paternoster 2007), 300 pp, £19.99 pbk; Evangelical Identity and Contemporary Culture:A congregational study in innovation, Matthew Guest (Paternoster 2007), 290 pp, £24.99 pbk". Theology. 113 (873): 222–224. doi:10.1177/0040571X1011300323. S2CID 149877322. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  9. ^ Habgood, John (12 September 2007). "Witness of wives and sucklings". Church Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  10. ^ Clines, Jeremy (10 January 2014). "Seminar in Taxonomy?". Church Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  11. ^ Percy, Martyn (14 May 2008). "Meeting the congregation". Church Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ Becket, Adam (31 May 2019). "Increase funding for chaplains, universities told". Church Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  13. ^ Guest, Mathew (14 March 2017). "Students' Constructions of a Christian Future: Faith, Class and Aspiration in University Contexts". Sociological Research Online Journal. 22: 200–212. doi:10.5153/sro.4251. S2CID 56379967. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  14. ^ Thornton, Ed (13 September 2013). "'Campus Christians mostly liberal'". Church Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  15. ^ Guest, Mathew (9 May 2019). "Students are increasingly turning to religious leaders for mental health support". The Conversation UK. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  16. ^ Guest, Mathew (14 July 2020). "The limits of inclusivity: Islamophobia in higher education". Open Democracy. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  17. ^ Guest, Mathew (8 August 2018). "Why Boris is Wrong About the Burka". Open Democracy. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  18. ^ Guest, Mathew (15 March 2016). "Can Universities Still Provide a Transformative Experience". Open Democracy. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Sociology of Religion Study Group: Contact the Group". British Sociological Association. Retrieved 24 July 2021.