Meet CDU faculty

Matthew E. Bunson, D Min

Matthew E. Bunson is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and is the author or co-author of over thirty-five books including: The Encyclopedia of Catholic History, The Pope Encyclopedia, We Have a Pope! Benedict XVI, and the Encyclopedia of the American Catholic Church. Since 1997, he has served as general editor of Our Sunday Visitor’s Catholic Almanac. Bunson has been an instructor for CDU’s online seminars, “What Catholics Should Know About Islam,”and “The True Story of the Crusades.”

During the 2005 papal interregnum and conclave, Bunson served as a special consultant to USA Today and appears as a guest on many television and radio programs, including MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, Catholic Answers, and Relevant Radio. Aside from his Doctor of Ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation, Notre Dame, he holds a Bachelor’s degree in History, and two Master’s degrees in Theology with specializations in Pastoral Theology and Church History. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies for a Ph.D. in Church History.

CDU Courses
102-0205, 202-0205, 302-0205: The Inquisition
102-0511, 202-0511, 302-0511: The True Story of the Crusades
102-0521, 202-0521, 302-0521: What Catholics Should Know About Islam
102-0522, 202-0522, 302-0522: Early American Catholic History 1492-1808
102-0523, 202-0523, 302-0523: The Rise of American Catholicism: 1808-1908
102-0524, 202-0524, 302-0524: Modern American Catholic History: 1908-2009
106-2701: Western Civilization, Part I
106-0503: Early Christians to the Middle Ages

Education
BA in History, Edidson State College, Trenton, NJ
MA in Pastoral Theology, St. Joseph's College, Standish, ME
M.Div. in Theology/Church History, Sydney College of Divinity, Sydney, Australia
D. Min, Graduate Theological Foundation, Notre Dame University, IN
PhD candidate in Theological Studies , Notre Dame University, IN

Activity in research, publishing, and professional associations
Encyclopedia of Catholic History
The Pope Encyclopedia
The Encyclopedia of Saints
John Paul II's Book of Saints
Papal Wisdom
All Shall be Well
The Angelic Doctor
The Life and World of St. Thomas Aquinas
We have a Pope! Benedict XVI;
Coauthor of Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of the American Catholic Church
Pope Benedict XVI and the Sexual Abuse Crisis: Working for Reform and Renewal