Matt Bennett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Missions and Theology Cedarville University
Missions and theology professor specializing in Islam, missiology and Christian engagement with other faiths.
Media
Biography
His academic and professional interests include missiology, Islam, Christian-Muslim engagement, Qur'anic studies and the relationship between theology and Christian mission. His work draws on more than seven years of intercultural ministry experience in North Africa and the Middle East.
Bennett is the author of 40 Questions About Islam, The Qur'an and the Christian and Hope for American Evangelicals. His writing examines Islam and its sacred text, Christian communication across religious differences, and the relationship between evangelical theology and missionary practice.
Before joining Cedarville University in 2017, Bennett served in international ministry and missions leadership. He earned a PhD in missiology, an M.Div. in international church planting and an M.A. in intercultural studies from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Areas of Expertise
Education
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
PhD
Missiology
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Master of Divinity
International Church Planting
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Master of Arts
Intercultural Studies
Links
Media Appearances
Episode 24: On Evangelism to Muslims (with Matthew Bennett and Ayman Ibrahim)
Missions Talk / 9Marks and Reaching & Teaching International Ministries online
2023-11-09
Interview discussing how Christians should interact with and evangelize Muslims. The episode identifies Bennett as a Cedarville University missions and theology professor.
Not the Same Heaven – Exploring Sin, Forgiveness, Atonement & Paradise in the Quran
Our Urban Voices online
2022-12-06
Podcast interview with Dr. Matt Bennett comparing biblical and Quranic views of sin, forgiveness, atonement and paradise, with discussion of Christian-Muslim conversations.
40 Questions About Islam
Moody Audio / Moody Radio radio
2020-05-16
Radio audio appearance with Matthew Bennett and Charles Dyer discussing Islamic beliefs, Christianity-Islam similarities and differences, and Bennett’s book 40 Questions About Islam.
Bennett, Matthew Aaron - Cedarville University: 40 Questions About Islam
Faith Radio radio
2020-05-12
Faith Radio interview in which Bennett discusses 40 Questions About Islam and differences between Christianity and Islam.
The Way Home Podcast: Matthew Bennett on Missions in the Homeland
The Way Home Podcast / Daniel Darling online
Podcast interview about applying a missionary perspective in the United States and Bennett’s experience in North Africa and the Middle East.
