Matthew received his Ph.D. in German Studies from Cornell University in 2019. His research examines the intersections of aesthetics, theology, and literature in the eighteenth century, with a particular emphasis on German intellectual traditions. His recent publications include “Romantic Figurations: Legacies of the Reformation in Novalis and Kleist”(Istanbul University Press, 2024) and “A Touch of Heterodoxy: Friedrich Klopstock’s Der Messias and the Case of Thomas the Apostle” (Lessing Yearbook, Vol. 67, 2021). He is currently preparing an article on iconoclasm in Early German Romanticism. Matthew has also contributed to collaborative translation projects, including The Creativity Complex (De Gruyter, 2018) and “Surrounding and Surrounded: Toward a Conceptual History of Environment” (Critical Inquiry, 2023). His broader scholarly interests include systems theory, art history, philosophy, political theory, rhetoric, poetry, and the history of the Lutheran Reformation.