André Gagné is a professor and chair of theological studies at

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

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Education

Gagné has a B.Th. (2001) and

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(2003) from l'

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...

, and a conjoint Ph.D. from l'

Université catholique de Louvain UCLouvain (or Université catholique de Louvain , French for Catholic University of Louvain, officially in English the University of Louvain) is Belgium's largest French-speaking university and one of the oldest in Europe (originally establishe ...

and l'Université de Montréal (2008).

Career and research

Gagné taught from 2005-2008 at the joint department of

religious studies Religious studies, also known as religiology or the study of religion, is the study of religion from a historical or scientific perspective. There is no consensus on what qualifies as ''religion'' and definition of religion, its definition is h ...

Laurentian University Laurentian University (), officially Laurentian University of Sudbury, is a mid-sized Bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public university in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, incorporated on March 28, 1960. Laurentian offers a variety of undergr ...

. He is a

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. Gagné is a Member of the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP), a research associate of the Centre de recherche Société, Droit et Religions de l'Université de Sherbrooke (SoDRUS), an Associate Member at the Institut d'études anciennes et médiévales de l'Université Laval (IÉAM), and a co-researcher with the Centre d'expertise de formation sur les intégrismes religieux, les idéologies politiques et la radicalisation (CEFIR). In 2017, he was Directeur d'études invité at

École pratique des hautes études The (), abbreviated EPHE, is a French postgraduate top level educational institution, a . EPHE is a constituent college of the Université PSL (together with ENS Ulm, Paris Dauphine or Ecole des Mines). The college is closely linked to É ...

. Gagné's scholarship focuses on the interpretation and reception of the

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political theology Political theology is a term which has been used in discussion of the ways in which Theology, theological concepts or ways of thinking relate to politics. The term is often used to denote religious thought about political principled questions. Scho ...

and global

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and

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movements. He was also a collaborator on la bibliothèque copte de

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(BCNH) project at l'

Université Laval (; English: ''Laval University)'' is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university traces its roots to the Séminaire de Québec, founded by François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, making it the oldest institutio ...

from 2012-2019.

Awards and honors

In 2016, Gagné received the Opinion Leader of the Year Award for his involvement with the media in connection with the religious right, fundamentalism, radicalization and religious violence. He has also been awarded the 2010 CCSL Outstanding Contribution Award for excellency in teaching and student mentorship. The same year, Gagné was awarded the New Scholar Award at Concordia University. The award recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement by a tenure-track faculty member.Program of Dean's Awards ceremony held on October 15, 2010
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Books

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References

External links

* ttp://concordia.ca/ Concordia University {{DEFAULTSORT:Gagne, Andre Living people Academics from Quebec Academic staff of Concordia University Université catholique de Louvain alumni Academic staff of Laurentian University Université de Montréal alumni Year of birth missing (living people)