Rodrigo D. E. Campos

Dr Rodrigo Campos

First Book Fellow 2025-26

The New Christian Militarism: Evangelical Activism with the Police in Brazil

In recent years, Evangelical groups have become increasingly involved with police forces in Brazil. This can be seen in initiatives like promoting religious conversion among officers and organising prayer campaigns with crime-affected communities through policing partnerships. However, this type of activism has also engaged the police in a process of radicalisation, with important consequences for democracy. The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of Evangelical activism with military police forces in Brazil and its relationship to far-right politics.

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Religion Security Activism Police Military Far-right Politics Ethnography Brazil South America Sahara West Africa Egypt North Africa UK Film Documentary Film

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Biography

Rodrigo received his PhD from the University of York in 2024. His research intersects the fields of religion and security, with a focus on the global dimensions of Evangelical activism within police and military institutions and its relationship to far-right politics. He has ethnographic experience in Brazil, Western Sahara, Egypt and England. He directed the documentaries A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara (2017) and School Without Censorship (2018), and is the co-author of the book No Way to Gaza (2021). He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of York and will join King’s College London in September 2025 for a one-year lectureship in International Development.

Biographical details correct as of 20.05.25