Mathew Guest (born 9 February 1975) is a British sociologist and professor of sociology of religion at Durham University.

[1] Guest is the author[2][3][4] or editor of numerous academic books,[5] reports,[6] journal articles and essays.

[12] [13][14] Beyond academic contexts, he has published essays in popular outlets including The Conversation,[15] Open Democracy,[16][17][18] The Tablet and The Church Times.

During 2021-2024, he is serving as chair of the British Sociological Association’s Religion Study Group.

[40][41] The Re/presenting Islam on Campus book and report constitute, according to one reviewer, “the largest and richest data sets yet collected on this topic”.