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American activist, writer and theologian

For the Canadian politician, see James W. Douglas.

James W. "Jim" Douglass (born ) is an American author, activist, Christian theologian, and investigative journalist.^[1] He is a graduate of Santa Clara University.

Douglas james author biography sample

He and his wife, Shelley Douglass, founded the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Mary’s House, a Catholic Worker house in Birmingham, Alabama. In the Douglasses received the Pacem in Terris Award.

Douglass's best-known work is JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters. Published in by Orbis Books, it was the result of over a decade of research and writing. After receiving favorable publicity on TV, the book briefly reached 's Top ^[2] Douglass's thesis in the book is that the Kennedy assassination was the work of a conspiracy, ordered by unknown parties and carried out by the CIA with help from the Mafia and elements in the FBI, to halt