Katherine Stewart (journalist)

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Katherine Stewart
The Good News Club (2012); The Power Worshippers (2020)
SpouseMatthew Stewart
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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) and The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (2020), which also served as the basis for the documentary film God & Country (2024).

Career

As a writer and speaker, Stewart has shown interest in controversies over

bullying in schools in the U.S.[10]

Stewart began her journalism career working for

anti-science conservatives.[13]

Stewart has contributed pieces to

Reuters,[14] The Atlantic,[18] The New Republic,[19]The Daily Beast,[20] Newsweek, Rolling Stone, The New York Observer,[21] Santa Barbara Magazine,[22][23] The New York Review of Books,[24] and Religion Dispatches.[25]

In 2012, after seeing

Minnesota Star Tribune wrote that the book "exposes the violation of church and state in schools", calling it "an important work" and "a fascinating exposé", and Stewart "a great digger for facts" and "a respectful narrator."[27]

In March 2020, Stewart published

Salon and Sojourners.[3][33][34] Power Worshippers also served as the basis for God & Country (2024), a documentary film directed by Dan Partland and produced by Rob Reiner.[35]

Personal life

Stewart was raised in

Roman Catholic; they have a daughter.[37][38]

Books

Nonfiction

Fiction

Awards

  • 2014 Americans United Person of the Year.[39]
  • 2020 Morris D. and Selma V. Forkosch Award from the Council for Secular Humanism and the Center for Inquiry, for The Power Worshippers.[40]
  • 2021 First Place for Excellence in Nonfiction Books from the
    Religion News Association, for The Power Worshippers.[41]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b See Stewart, Katherine (March 2, 2020). "Faith Militant". The New Republic. Retrieved March 27, 2020., including the editor's description of the author, under the article, which states "Katherine Stewart writes about controversies over religious freedom and church-state separation, politics, policy, and education."
  2. ^ Stewart (December 13, 2016). "Opinion: Betsy DeVos and God's Plan for Schools".
  3. ^ a b c Camacho, Daniel José (March 3, 2020). "THE LONG-TERM VISION OF THE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST MOVEMENT". Sojourners.
  4. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The Nation.
  5. ^ Stewart, Katherine (January 10, 2022). "The Shock Troops of the Next Big Lie". The New Republic. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Stewart, Katherine (May 10, 2022). "How Christian Nationalism Perverted the Judicial System and Gutted Our Rights". The New Republic. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  7. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "The dark side of home schooling: America's Christian right tried to train up 'culture warriors' | Katherine Stewart". the Guardian. May 8, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  9. ^ Stewart, Katherine (July 20, 2020). "Coronavirus home schooling highlights the religious right's education system influence". NBC News. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  10. ^ Stewart (November 7, 2016). "Donald Trump Has Unleashed a New Wave of Bullying in Schools". The Nation.
  11. ^ Shimron, Yonat (March 6, 2020). "Katherine Stewart on Christian nationalism's push to undermine democratic norms". Religious News Service. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  12. ^ Stewart, Katherine. "The New York Times Archives". Katherine Stewart. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  13. ^ Stewart, Katherine (March 27, 2020). "The Religious Right's Hostility to Science Is Crippling Our Coronavirus Response". The New York Times. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Katherine Stewart | The Guardian". the Guardian.
  15. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The American Prospect.
  16. ^ Stewart. "A Founder of American Religious Nationalism". Columbian College of Arts & Sciences, George Washington University.
  17. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The Nation. January 14, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  18. ^ Stewart, Katherine. "Katherine Stewart". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  19. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The New Republic. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The Daily Beast. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  21. ^ Stewart (May 2, 2005). "Mommy Mimics: So Having a Baby Wasn't Just My Idea?". The New York Observer.
  22. ^ Stewart (Summer 2015). "Beautiful Minds: Santa Barbara Is Where Fantasies Come to Life and Creative Icons Come to Live". Santa Barbara Magazine. pp. 168–71.
  23. ^ Stewart (Spring 2015). "California Gold: Our Local Waters Are Home to the World's Most Sought After Sea Urchin". Santa Barbara Magazine. pp. 126–28, 162.
  24. ^ "Katherine Stewart". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  25. ^ Stewart (March 2, 2020). "HOW A POWERFUL 'EX-GAY' PASTOR IS CHASING THE LATINO VOTE". Religion Dispatches.
  26. ^ "Book Review—The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children". KirkusReviews.com. December 19, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  27. Minnesota Star Tribune
    . Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  28. ISSN 0015-7120
    . Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  29. ^ "The Real Meaning of Religious Liberty: A License to Discriminate≈". The New York Review of Books. February 28, 2020.
  30. ^ Stewart (March 20, 2020). "Why Christian Nationalists Think Trump Is Heaven-Sent". The Washington Post.
  31. ^ "Onward, Christian Soldiers | David Austin Walsh". The Baffler. February 28, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  32. ^ "The Religious Right's Rise to Power". WNYC. March 4, 2020.
  33. ^ "The Power Worshippers & the Rise of Religious Nationalism w/ Katherine Stewart". The Majority Report. April 13, 2020.
  34. ^ Marcotte, Amanda (March 3, 2020). "Trump's Christian right worships power more than they worship God". Salon.
  35. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  36. ^ Stewart, Katherine; Stewart, Matthew (June 9, 2016). "Guest commentary: Why Are Brookline schools being 'turned around'?". wickedlocal.com. Katherine Stewart is a journalist and the author of The Good News Club (Public Affairs, 2012) among other works. She has written for The Nation, the Guardian, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Matthew Stewart is the author of Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic (Norton, 2014) and The Management Myth: Debunking the Modern Philosophy of Business (Norton, 2009), among other works. Katherine and Matthew are parents at The Runkle School, and Katherine is a graduate of Runkle and of Brookline High School.
  37. ^ Shimron, Yonat (March 6, 2020). "Katherine Stewart on Christian nationalism's push to undermine democratic norms". Religion News Service. Stewart, who is Jewish and whose husband was raised Catholic, said she first became aware of Christian nationalism when her daughter's public school in Santa Barbara, California, hosted a Good News Club, which encouraged elementary-grade children to try to convert peers to their evangelical faith.
  38. The Advocate
    . KATHERINE STEWART's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications. She is the author of The Good News Club: The Christian Right's Stealth Assault on America's Children (PublicAffairs). Matthew Stewart's latest book, Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic (Norton), was long-listed for a National Book Award. He received his doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University.
  39. ^ AU Staff (December 2014). "Investigative Journalist Named AU's 'Person Of The Year' at Meeting". AU.org. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  40. ^ Fidalgo, Paul (April 13, 2021). "Katherine Stewart Wins Forkosch Award For Best Humanist Book; Judith Wells Wins For Best Article". Center for Inquiry. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
  41. ^ "Religion News Association names winners of 2021 Awards for Religion Reporting Excellence". Religion News Association. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2022.

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