America's Most Famous Catholic (According to Himself) - Stephen Colbert and American Religion in the Twenty-First Century

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.

List 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

About the author

Stephanie N. Brehm holds a Ph.D. in religious studies and is an administrator-scholar at Northwestern University.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie N Brehm, Stephanie N. Brehm
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780823294039
• ISBN: 978-0-8232-9403-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 225 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Catholic Practice in North Ame; Catholic Practice in North America
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology