Dr. Ramage has earned an undergraduate degree in Religious Studies and Philosophy at the University of Illinois, an M.A. from Franciscan University of Steubenville and a Ph.D. from Ave Maria University. His doctoral dissertation was “Towards a Theology of Scripture: Joseph Ratzinger’s Method C Hermeneutic and Sacra Doctrina on the Afterlife in the Old Testament”. He taught Religious Studies at the University of Illinois immediately before being hired at Benedictine College in 2009, where he is an Associate Professor of Theology. His research and writing concentrates on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI, biblical exegesis, and the development of papal doctrine. He has published in a number of scholarly journals including Nova et Vetera, Scripta Theologica, Cithara, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review as well as popular online venues such as Strange Notions, The Gregorian Institute, and Crisis. He lives in Atchison, Kansas with his wife and five children.