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:

Sean Brennan, "The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together: The Life of Rev. Fabian Flynn, CP" (Catholic U of America Press, 2018)

December 1, 2021

The Priest Who Put Europe Back Together

Sean Brennan

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 invasion…

Stephanie N. Brehm, "America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself): Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the 21st Century" (Fordham UP, 2019)

October 25, 2021

America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself)

Stephanie N. Brehm

For nine years, Stephen Colbert’s persona “Colbert”?—a Republican superhero and parody of conservative political pundits--informed audiences on curren…

Peter Cajka, "Follow Your Conscience: The Catholic Church and the Spirit of the Sixties" (U Chicago Press, 2021)

September 27, 2021

Follow Your Conscience

Peter Cajka

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 …