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This book investigates the religious identity and authority of Stephen Colbert and his character Stephen Colbert. By exploring Colbert’s position as a lay catechist and televised comedian, this book examines how Catholicism shapes Colbert’s experiences, and how Colbert and his persona nuance American Catholicism and the polarized American religious landscape.

Table of Contents

1. Colbert as Character | 1
2. Colbert as Catholic Authority | 23
3. Colbert as Catechist | 48
4. Colbert as Catholic Comedian | 76
5. Colbert Catholicism | 99
6. Colbert as Culture Warrior | 132
7. Colbert’s Continued Presence | 152
Appendix | 165
Acknowledgments | 173
Notes | 175
Selected Bibliography | 205
Index | 219

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      Publisher: Fordham University Press
      Publication Date: 03/09/2019
      ISBN13: 9780823285303, 978-0823285303
      ISBN10: 0823285308
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      Television Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book investigates the religious identity and authority of Stephen Colbert and his character Stephen Colbert. By exploring Colbert’s position as a lay catechist and televised comedian, this book examines how Catholicism shapes Colbert’s experiences, and how Colbert and his persona nuance American Catholicism and the polarized American religious landscape.

      Table of Contents

      1. Colbert as Character | 1
      2. Colbert as Catholic Authority | 23
      3. Colbert as Catechist | 48
      4. Colbert as Catholic Comedian | 76
      5. Colbert Catholicism | 99
      6. Colbert as Culture Warrior | 132
      7. Colbert’s Continued Presence | 152
      Appendix | 165
      Acknowledgments | 173
      Notes | 175
      Selected Bibliography | 205
      Index | 219

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