Stephen R. Di Trolio
PhD Candidate | History & Ecumenics (Religion in the Americas)
Biography
Stephen is a PhD Candidate in the Department of History and Ecumenics at Princeton Theological Seminary, specializing in “Religion in the Americas.” Stephen was born in Costa Rica and grew up in Argentina, where he returned after graduating from university in the United States. He is writing his dissertation on Protestantism, Catholic Nationalism, and political history in Argentina in the 20th century. Stephen is the recipient of the Julian Gwyn Essay Prize, the Louisville Doctoral Fellowship, and is the Jackson Scholar for Latin American Studies (BSIR Baylor University) among other awards. As a native Spanish speaker, he is an active translator of various books, essays, and chapters in edited volumes. In 2023, he translated Pope Francis’s book, I Am Asking in the Name of God (Penguin Random House, 2023). Stephen holds a BA in Theological Studies from the University of Valley Forge and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has also completed coursework in the Sociology of Culture program at the Instituto de Altos Estudios Sociales at the Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina.
Dissertation Topic
“Those Dangerous Protestants”: Catholic Nationalism, Identity, and Protestant Resistance in Argentina 1930-40s
Select Publications
Conceptualizing New Horizons for World Christianity and Asymmetrical Dependency Research
From Sucre to Santo Domingo (1972-1992) – Translation of Enrique Dussel
I am Asking in the Name of God by Pope Francis
Curriculum Vitae