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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas
2019
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- Disentangling the American Christian Right: An Interview with Dr. Christopher Douglas1 Lucas da Silva LOPES Multidisciplinarias (Ciencias, Ciencias Sociales, Artes y Humanidades) Fundamentalism Christian Postmodernism American Christian Right Christian Multiculturalism Christopher Douglas is one of the most prominent scholars who has studied the rise of the conservative ChristianRight in the American political arena and the links of this complex movement to American culture. Prof. Douglastaught at the University of Toronto and, for five years, at Furman University, South Carolina before transferring toUniversity of Victoria in 2004. He teaches American literature, particularly contemporary American fiction, religionand literature, multicultural American literature, postmodernism, and the Bible as Literature. In the interview below,Prof. Douglas talks about his research and the idea behind his book “If God Meant to Interfere”, published in 2016;the explanatory concepts of Christian Multiculturalism and Christian Postmodernism; the spread of fake news,conspiracy theories, and alternative facts among Christian fundamentalists; the American political context. Prof.Douglas also offers interesting comments on the current Brazilian situation. His critical insights provide interestingand new perspectives that give fresh vitality to the debates about Christian fundamentalism. Prof. Douglas iscommitted to “public-scholar engagement” that is, research-based critical writings for non-academic audiences.Links to his public academic activity are inserted throughout the interview. 2019 artículo científico 2447-6803 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=576562672010 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5765/576562672010/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5765/576562672010/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5765/576562672010/576562672010.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5765/576562672010/movil 10.24220/2447-6803v44e2019a4676 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5765 Reflexão application/pdf Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas Reflexão (Brasil) Vol.44