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Biography

Katherine Stewart’s latest book, Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, is one of Foreign Affairs magazine’s Best Books of 2025. Her previous, award-winning title, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, formed the basis of the documentary feature, God & Country, produced by Rob Reiner. Her 2012 book, The Good News Club, focused on efforts, by the religious right, to infiltrate and undermine public education. She has covered the intersection of faith and politics for over 17 years; her work appears in the New York Times, the New Republic, Religion News Service, the Guardian and elsewhere Find her at @katherinestewart.bsky.social, https://substack.com/@katherinestewartbooks and katherinestewart.me.

Reading Guide

The Power Worshippers

Discussion questions

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Environment: Staging