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America's most famous Catholic (according to himself) : Stephen Colbert and American religion in the twenty-first century / Stephanie N. Brehm.
LIBRA PN2287.C5695 B74 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brehm, Stephanie N., author.
- Series:
- Catholic practice in North America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Colbert, Stephen, 1964---Religion.
- Colbert, Stephen.
- Colbert, Stephen, 1964-.
- Catholic Church.
- Catholics--United States--Biography.
- Catholics.
- Religion.
- United States.
- Comedians--United States--Biography.
- Comedians.
- Catholic Church--United States--Influence.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 226 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Fordham University Press, 2019.
- 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Colbert as Character p. 1
- 2 Colbert as Catholic Authority p. 23
- 3 Colbert as Catechist p. 48
- 4 Colbert as Catholic Comedian p. 76
- 5 Colbert Catholicism p. 99
- 6 Colbert as Culture Warrior p. 132
- 7 Colbert's Continued Presence p. 152.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780823285303
- 0823285308
- OCLC:
- 1085948051
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