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André Gagné

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.

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Religion Dispatches

Meet the Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S.

Those at the forefront of a movement that helped organize January 6 and poses a threat to American democracy.
Given the threat to America’s democratic institutions and aspirations posed by the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), it’s alarming that the movement’s leading figures aren’t well or widely known. Many…
Frederick Clarkson
André Gagné
Article
Side view of Apostle Dutch Sheets posing thoughtfully against a wooden sign that reads "An Appeal to Heaven"
Political Research Associates

From the Archives: The Spirit of January 6

Inform Your Resistance Season 2: Episode 10
In this episode, Koki reads “The Spirit of January 6th” by Frederick Clarkson and André Gagné, the third in our new From the Archives series.
Political Research Associates
Frederick Clarkson
André Gagné
Koki Mendis
Podcast
Religion Dispatches

A Reporter’s Guide to the New Apostolic Reformation [Revised for 2025]

The story of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) lives at the epicenter of the intersection of politics and religion in the US—and reporting about it is as essential as it is challenging. The story of…
Frederick Clarkson
André Gagné
Article