Mark Clatterbuck

Mark Clatterbuck is an Associate Professor of Religion at Montclair State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences since Fall 2010. His research focuses on Indigenous North American religions, interreligious encounters between Native traditions and Christianity, and religion's role in environmental activism. He has conducted extensive fieldwork on the Crow Reservation in Montana, documenting polyreligious belonging and oral histories. Clatterbuck's scholarship includes two major books: Crow Jesus (2016) and Demons, Saints, and Patriots (2009), supported by a Louisville Institute grant. He teaches courses such as Native American Religions, Religious Texts of the Native/European Encounter, and Indigenous Voices Today.

His current book project examines US communities engaged in spiritually informed environmental activism, including Native Hawaiian resistance to the Thirty Meter Telescope and Catholic Sisters opposing gas pipelines. Clatterbuck's work bridges religious studies with eco-justice, emphasizing grassroots spiritual movements. His research outputs include peer-reviewed articles in Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Spiritus, and U.S. Catholic Historian, alongside interdisciplinary collaborative projects on ritual theory and methodological frameworks.

Clatterbuck’s grants include funding from the Lilly Endowment-supported Louisville Institute. His teaching and research consistently address intersections of religion, environment, and Indigenous sovereignty. Fieldwork and ethnographic methods are central to his work, particularly in documenting lived religious experiences among marginalized communities.