André Gagné, PhD
Full Professor and U/G Advisor, Theological Studies
Biography Teaching 2020-2021 Selected publications Recent interviews and op-eds Recent funded projects
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| Email: | andre.gagne@concordia.ca |
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Biography
André Gagné is Full Professor in the Department of Theological Studies. He was Directeur d'études invité at l'École pratique des hautes études in Paris in 2017.
Professor Gagné is regularly consulted by the media and invited to lecture on the Charismatic Right, religion and violence, fundamentalism, and the interpretation and reception of the Bible.
Dr. Gagné is also a Full Member of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (Concordia) and a Co-Researcher with the Centre d'expertise de formation sur les intégrismes religieux, les idéologies politiques et la radicalisation (CEFIR).
Education
- PhD (Conjoint: Université catholique de Louvain / Université de Montréal, 2008)
- MA (Université de Montréal, 2003)
- BTh (Université de Montréal, 2001)
Research
- Early Christianity (New Testament, Nag Hammadi)
- Dominionism
- The Charismatic Right
- Fundamentalism
- Interpretation and Reception of the Bible
- Political Biblicism
- Radicalization
- Religious Violence
Teaching 2020-2021
Fall 2020
THEO 298 F - The Bible in American Politics (Thursday, 2:45 - 5:30pm)
THEO 639 - Political Biblicism and the Christian Right (Monday, 6:00 - 8:15pm)
Winter 2021
THEO 203 - Introduction to the New Testament (Mon / Wed, 10:15 - 11:30am)
THEO 319 - Gnosticism and the New Testament (Thursday, 2:45 - 5:30pm)
Selected publications
Books (consult CV for complete list)
The Gospel according to Thomas. Introduction, Translation and Commentary. (Apocryphes 16). Turnhout, Brepols Publishers, 2019.
The Global Impact of Religious Violence. Eugene, OR., Wipf and Stock, 2016 [co-edited with S. Loumakis and C. Miceli].
Constructing Religious Identities during the Second Temple Period / Construction des identités religieuses à l’époque de la période du Second Temple. (Biblical Tools and Studies 24). Louvain, Peeters, 2016 [co-ed. with A. Gignac and G. Oegema].
En marge du canon: études sur les écrits apocryphes juifs et chrétiens. (Coll. L’écriture de la Bible 2). Paris: Cerf, 2012 [co-ed. with J.-F. Racine].
Le Vivant qui fait vivre. Esprit, éthique et résurrection dans le Nouveau Testament. (Sciences bibliques; études 22). Montréal: Médiaspaul, 2011 [co-ed. with A. Gignac and S. Paquette Lessard].
Recent interviews and op-eds
Recent selected media interviews (2020 only)
“Le croyez-vous ? L'impact de la religion sur la politique.” Clip on Savoir media, May 8.
“Docteur Trump et Mister Covid.” Paris Match et La Presse , May 7.
“The History of Pentecostals.” iDose Magazine, April 29.
“Coronavirus: Is faith clashing with science in the US and Canada?” iDose Magazine, April 29.
“Faut pas sortir : les télévangélistes contre le démon Covid.” Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), April 18, 2020.
“Dieu ne vous protègera pas contre ce virus.” La Presse, April 10, 2020.
“The Rightwing Christian Preachers Deep Denial over Covid-19’s Danger.” The Guardian, April 4, 2020.
“The ‘Modern Apostles’ Who Want to Reshape America Ahead of the End Times.” The Outline, March 19, 2020.
“The House That Brian Built: Inside The Global Empire That Is Hillsong.” GQ Australia, March 18, 2020.
“The ‘Satanic Pregnancies’ and Other Misconceptions.” Religion News Service Beliefs Podcast, February 28, 2020.
“Pour certains évangéliques américains, Donald Trump est un nouveau Cyrus.” Réforme, January 30, 2020.
“Paula White Says Video About ‘Satanic Pregnancies’ Was Taken out of Context.” New York Times, January 27, 2020.
“Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Called for ‘All Satanic Pregnancies to Miscarry.’ It Was a Metaphor, She Says.” Washington Post, January 26, 2020.
“Apocalypse Now: Iran and Evangelicals.” Straight White American Jesus Podcast, January 3, 2020.
Recent selected op-eds
“Coronavirus: Trump and the Religious Right Rely on Faith, Not Science.” The Conversation Canada, March 29, 2020.
“COVID-19 aux É-U: Comment certains prédicateurs ont-ils réagi face à la menace de pandémie ?” La Conversation Canada, March 26, 2020.
“Attaque contre Soleimani : un signe de ‘la fin des temps’, selon des évangéliques américains.” La Conversation Canada, January 28, 2020.
“The Christian Right’s Efforts to Transform Society.” The Conversation Canada, July 25, 2019.
Recent funded projects
2019-2020
The Rise of the Radical Right: A Podcast Series
SSHRC Connection Grant
2019-2023
L’extrême-droite au Québec
Public Safety Canada
2018-2019
CREOR Colloquium "Religion and Violence"
SSHRC Connection Grant
2012-2017
Groupe de recherche sur le christianisme et l’Antiquité tardive
Fonds québécois de recherche sur la société et la culture
