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About Carlos Ruiz Martinez

I am a PhD student in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa. I am also the Communications Assistant for the American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA). My general interest is in American religious history, especially American Catholicism.


Carlos Ruiz Martinez is a PhD student in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa. He is also the Communications Assistant for the American Catholic Historical Association (ACHA). His general interest is in American religious history, especially American Catholicism.

NBN Episodes hosted by Carlos:

Christian Studies March 16, 2022

The Imperial Church

Catholic Founding Fathers and United States Empire

Katherine D. Moran

Hosted by Carlos Ruiz Martinez
Through a fascinating discussion of religion's role in the rhetoric of American civilizing empire, The Imperial Church: Catholic Founding Fathers and United States Empire (Cornell UP, 2020) undertakes an exploration …
Catholic Studies December 1, 2021

The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together

The Life of Rev. Fabian Flynn, CP

Sean Brennan

Hosted by Carlos Ruiz Martinez
Philp Fabian Flynn led a remarkable life, bearing witness to some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century. Flynn took part in the invasions of Sicily and Normandy …
Catholic Studies October 28, 2021

Meatpacking America

How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland

Kristy Nabhan-Warren

Hosted by Carlos Ruiz Martinez
Whether valorized as the heartland or derided as flyover country, the Midwest became instantly notorious when COVID-19 infections skyrocketed among workers in meatpacking plants—and Americans feared for their meat supply …
Catholic Studies October 25, 2021

America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself)

Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the Twenty-First Century

Stephanie N. Brehm

Hosted by Carlos Ruiz Martinez
For nine years, Stephen Colbert’s persona “Colbert”?—a Republican superhero and parody of conservative political pundits--informed audiences on current events, politics, social issues, and religion while lampooning conservative political policy, biblical …
Catholic Studies September 27, 2021

Follow Your Conscience

The Catholic Church and the Spirit of the Sixties

Peter Cajka

Hosted by Carlos Ruiz Martinez
What is your conscience? Is it, as Peter Cajka asks in this provocative book, “A small, still voice? A cricket perched on your shoulder? An angel and devil who compete …