Expertise:

Religion and Politics, Christian Fundamentalism, Religious Violence, the Religious Right, Political Theology, Interpretation of the Bible, Reception of the Bible

Language(s) spoken:

English, French (able to conduct interviews in French)

Professional associations:

PhD

André Gagné is Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Theological Studies. He has a conjoint PhD from l'Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) and l'Université de Montréal, a M.A. and B.Th. from l'Université de Montréal.

His teaching and scholarship focus on political theology, religion and violence, and the interpretation and reception of Scripture.

In 2023, Dr. Gagné was appointed as member of the National Expert Committee on Countering Radicalization to Violence with Public Safety Canada. He is also member of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (Concordia), a research associate with the Centre de recherche Société, Droit et Religions (Université de Sherbrooke), and a member of the Political Theology Research Group.

Dr. Gagné has published 8 books and multiple academic articles (see his CV for details), and his work has been featured over 350 times in media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, The New Republic, Al-Jazeera, GQ, Salon, Mother Jones, Montreal Gazette, Religion News Services, Religion Dispatches, Daily Kos, Le Monde, Libération, France Inter, Les Grands reportages RFI, Médiapart, France Culture, Le Figaro, Paris Match, Le Parisien, Le Devoir, La Presse, CTV W5, RDI 24/60, etc.

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