Katherine Stewart (journalist)

Katherine Stewart
Stewart in 2013
BornBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Nonfiction author
  • Op-ed writer
  • Novelist
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipUnited States
SubjectSeparation of church and state
Christian nationalism
Religion and politics
Years active2009-present
Notable worksThe Good News Club (2012)
The Power Worshippers (2020)
Website
katherinestewart.me

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Katherine Stewart is an American journalist and author who often writes about issues related to the separation of church and state, the rise of religious nationalism, and global movements against liberal democracy. Her books include The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children (2012), The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (2020), which also served as the basis for the documentary film God & Country (2024); and Money Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy. which in 2025 the New York Times called "as an eerily prescient guide to the phantasmagoria of our political moment."