Mathew Guest Explained

Mathew Guest
Birth Place:Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK.
Occupation:Professor of Sociology of Religion
Language:English
Education:BA Hons (First Class); MA; PhD.
Alma Mater:University of Nottingham and Lancaster University
Spouse:Katie 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.

Biography

Guest was born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands in the UK.

He trained in theology (Nottingham University), religious studies (University of Lancaster) and sociology (University of Lancaster), and his research is primarily located within the sociology of religion.[20]

Academic Research

Guest has led or co-led five major empirical projects on religion within the United Kingdom, receiving research funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council,[21] [22] the Economic and Social Research Council, the Church of England[23] and Porticus. His research has focused on the institutional framing of religion in the 21st century, with a particular focus on how Christian identities are expressed within congregations,[24] families[25] [26] [27] and the cultural contexts of higher education.[28] [29] [30]

Since 2013, this research has included the ways in which institutions contribute to the marginalisation and stigmatisation of minority identities, including Muslims.[31] [32] Guest is notable for his academic work on the Prevent Strategy.[33] [34] [35]

Work on Islam on Campus and the Prevent Strategy

Guest was a member of the cross-university academic team for the Re/presenting Islam on Campus project (2015-2018),[36] the first national empirical study of how Islam and Muslims are perceived within UK universities.[37]

Guest was lead author on the project report[38] and his contribution to the project’s monograph Islam on Campus (2020)[39] includes a critical analysis of the impact of the government’s counterterrorism Prevent Strategy. The launch of the project report was widely covered across the media.[40] [41]

The Re/presenting Islam on Campus book and report constitute, according to one reviewer, “the largest and richest data sets yet collected on this topic”.[42]

Bibliography

Books

Edited Volumes

Research Reports

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Durham University Staff Profile . Durham University . 24 July 2021.
  2. Book: Guest . Mathew . Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith . 12 September 2013 . Bloomsbury . 978-1780937847 . 26 July 2021.
  3. Roques . Mark . Book Review: Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith . International Journal of Christianity & Education . 1 September 2014 . 18 . 2 . 251–253 . 10.1177/205699711401800224 . 152158265 . 26 July 2021.
  4. Yates . Lindsay . Davies, Douglas J., and Mathew Guest. 2007. Bishops, Wives and Children—Spiritual Capital across the Generations . Practical Theology . 21 April 2015 . 1 . 1 . 132–133 . 10.1558/prth.v1i1.132 . 144675291 . 26 July 2021.
  5. Shortt . John . A Review of "Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith" . Christian Higher Education . 25 September 2014 . 13 . 5 . 365–367 . 10.1080/15363759.2014.955705 . 152023847 . 26 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Gender and Career Progression in Theology and Religious Studies . Theology and Religious Studies in Higher Education . TRS UK . 24 July 2021.
  7. Book: Guest . Mathew . Evangelical identity and contemporary culture: a congregational study in innovation . 2007 . Wipf and Stock . 9781498251082 . 26 July 2021.
  8. Cocksworth . Christopher . 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 . 1 May 2010 . 113 . 873 . 222–224 . 10.1177/0040571X1011300323 . 149877322 . 26 July 2021.
  9. News: Habgood . John . Witness of wives and sucklings . 24 July 2021 . Church Times . 12 September 2007.
  10. News: Clines . Jeremy . Seminar in Taxonomy? . 24 July 2021 . Church Times . 10 January 2014.
  11. News: Percy . Martyn . Meeting the congregation . 24 July 2021 . Church Times . 14 May 2008.
  12. News: Becket . Adam . Increase funding for chaplains, universities told . 24 July 2021 . Church Times . 31 May 2019.
  13. Guest . Mathew . Students' Constructions of a Christian Future: Faith, Class and Aspiration in University Contexts . Sociological Research Online Journal . 14 March 2017 . 22 . 200–212 . 10.5153/sro.4251 . 56379967 . 24 July 2021.
  14. News: Thornton . Ed . 'Campus Christians mostly liberal' . 24 July 2021 . Church Times . 13 September 2013.
  15. News: Guest . Mathew . Students are increasingly turning to religious leaders for mental health support . 24 July 2021 . The Conversation UK . 9 May 2019.
  16. News: Guest . Mathew . The limits of inclusivity: Islamophobia in higher education . 24 July 2021 . Open Democracy . 14 July 2020.
  17. News: Guest . Mathew . Why Boris is Wrong About the Burka . 24 July 2021 . Open Democracy . 8 August 2018.
  18. News: Guest . Mathew . Can Universities Still Provide a Transformative Experience . 24 July 2021 . Open Democracy . 15 March 2016.
  19. Web site: Sociology of Religion Study Group: Contact the Group . British Sociological Association . 24 July 2021.
  20. Web site: WEF Contributor Profile . World Economic Forum . 24 July 2021.
  21. Web site: Christianity and the University Experience in Contemporary England . UK Research and Innovation . UKRI . 24 July 2021.
  22. Web site: Re/presenting Islam on campus: gender, radicalisation and interreligious understanding in British higher education . UK Research and Innovation . UKRI . 24 July 2021.
  23. Web site: Chaplains on Campus Full Report . Church of England . Research Centre Trust, Peace and Social Relations . 24 July 2021.
  24. Ammerman . Nancy T. . REVIEW: Mathew Guest, Karen Tusting, and Linda Woodhead, eds. Congregational Studies in the UK: Christianity in a Post-Christian Context. Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology. Hants, England: Ashgate, 2004. . Journal of British Studies . 21 December 2012 . 44 . 4 . 10.1086/497521 . 162627229 . 26 July 2021.
  25. Knudsen . Chilton R. . Bishops, Wives and Children: Spiritual Capital across the Generations – By Douglas J. Davies and Mathew Guest . Conversations in Religion & Theology . 19 October 2008 . 6 . 2 . 194–203 . 10.1111/j.1479-2214.2008.00142.x . 26 July 2021.
  26. James . Graham . Book Review: Bishops, Wives and Children: Spiritual Capital Across the Generations . Theology . 1 January 2009 . 112 . 865 . 63–64 . 10.1177/0040571X0911200121 . 149375960 . 26 July 2021.
  27. Book: Guest . Mathew . Bishops, Wives and Children Spiritual Capital Across the Generations . 2007 . Routledge . 9781032099743 . 26 July 2021.
  28. News: Pillay . Gerald . Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith, by Mathew Guest, Kristin Aune, Sonya Sharma and Rob Warner Religious belief is alive and well on campus . 24 July 2021 . Times Higher Education . 12 September 2013.
  29. Gibbs . Paul . Islam on campus: contested identities and the cultures of higher education in Britain. . Higher Education . 10 February 2021 . 83 . 3 . 631–634 . 10.1007/s10734-021-00688-6 . free .
  30. Waddell . Peter . Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith by Guest, Matthew, Aune, Kristin, Sharma, Sonya, and Warner, Rob, Bloomsbury, 2013 (ISBN 978-1-78093-784-7) . Reviews in Religion & Theology . 19 September 2014 . 21 . 4 . 10.1111/rirt.12409 . 26 July 2021.
  31. Adebolajo . Jeremiah O. . Islam on campus: contested identities and the cultures of higher education in Britain . Journal of Beliefs and Values . 8 March 2021 . 42 . 3 . 411–413 . 10.1080/13617672.2021.1894808 . 233800401 . 26 July 2021.
  32. Web site: Re/presenting Islam on Campus . SOAS University of London . SOAS . 24 July 2021.
  33. News: Ahmed and Alvis . Past, Prevent and Future: Improving Prevent for a New Generations . 24 July 2021 . Tony Blair Institute for Global Change . September 2020.
  34. News: McKie . Anna . Prevent 'reinforces negative views of Islam' among students in UK . 24 July 2021 . Times Higher Education . 14 July 2020.
  35. News: Scott-Baumann . Alison . Prevent doesn't stop students being radicalised. It just reinforces Islamophobia . 24 July 2021 . The Guardian . 14 July 2020.
  36. Web site: Scott-Baumann . Alison . Islam and UK Higher Education: Re/presenting Islam on Campus . Inside Government: Higher Education . Insider Government . 24 July 2021.
  37. Web site: Re/presenting Islam on campus: gender, radicalisation and interreligious understanding in British higher education . UK Research and Innovation . UKRI . 24 July 2021.
  38. Web site: Guest, Scott-Baumann. Islam and Muslims on UK University Campuses: perceptions and challenges . SOAS . 24 July 2021.
  39. Book: Guest . Mathew . Islam on Campus: Contested Identities and the Cultures of Higher Education in Britain . 2020 . Oxford University Press . 978-0192844675 . 26 July 2021.
  40. News: Uddin . Rayhan . Prevent reinforces stereotypes and leads Muslim students to self-censor: Report . 24 July 2021 . Middle East Eye . 14 July 2020.
  41. Web site: Report calls for higher education to empower Muslim voices . Durham University . 24 July 2021.
  42. Gibb . Paul . Islam on campus: contested identities and the cultures of higher education in Britain . Higher Education . 10 February 2021 . 83 . 3 . 631–634 . 10.1007/s10734-021-00688-6 . free .

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