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Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

Frederick Clarkson is a Senior Research Analyst at Political Research Associates in Somerville, Massachusetts. He is the editor of Dispatches from the Religious Left: The Future of Faith and Politics in America (Ig Publishing, 2008), and Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy (Common Courage Press, 1997). | André Gagné is Full Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. His teaching and scholarship focus on the interpretation and reception of the Bible, political theology, and religious violence.

(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFG, Politics/LawMay 16, 2023

The Spirit of January 6th: The Theology of This Seldom Discussed Movement Animates the Growing Threat to U.S. Democracy

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

Lance Walnau, a prominent Apostle/Prophet in the Neo-Charismatic New Apostolic Reformation, had an unusual Easter…

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Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFGJanuary 13, 2023

‘Exporting Garbage to the Nations’: Conservative Christian Rifts Spreading Like Cracked Glass

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

The conservative Christian base of the Republican Party has never been as monolithic as it…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawNovember 30, 2022

Call it ‘Christian Globalism’: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part III

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

This is the final installment of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, OMFGOctober 21, 2022

Statement on NAR & Christian Nationalism Answers Few Questions But Exposes Growing Rifts in the Movement

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

Some of the leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation—the dynamic edge and fresh movement of…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFGOctober 11, 2022

When it Comes to Societal Dominion, the Details Matter: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation, Part II

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

This is the second of a three-part series. Read Part I: Christian Right Denialism is…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Media Analysis, OMFG, Politics/LawSeptember 7, 2022

Christian Right Denialism is More Dangerous Than Ever: A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

While the Christian Right has been an increasingly powerful factor in American politics for decades,…

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(A)theologies, Archive, Christian Nationalism, Politics/LawAugust 9, 2022

New Apostolic Reformation Faces Profound Rift Due to Trump Prophecies and ‘Spiritual Manipulation of the Prophetic Gift’

By Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné

Updated 8/16/22: The authors’ response to a correction request follows the article. – eds Four…

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