Katherine Stewart

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Katherine Stewart was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She started her career in journalism working for investigative reporter Wayne Barrett at The Village Voice, and freelanced for Newsweek International, Rolling Stone, The New York Observer, and others. She co-wrote a book about the musical “Rent” and, after moving to Santa Barbara in 2005, published two novels about 21st century parenting. Her most recent book, The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children, was published in January 2012 by PublicAffairs,. Most recently she has written for The New York Times, The Guardian, the Daily Beast, Bloomberg View, and Religion Dispatches. Katherine is a seasoned speaker, having done over 100 speaking engagements throughout her career. She lives with her family in New York City.

Industry Expertise (5)

Religious Institutions

Media - Online

Media - Print

Writing and Editing

Education/Learning

Areas of Expertise (10)

Religious Extremism

Public Education

Evangelism

Hampering Anti-Lgbt Bullying

Anti-Lgbt Bullying

Subverting the Teaching of Science and Evolution

Controversies Over Sex Education

Religion and Student Athletics

Peer Evangelism Initiatives

Separation of Church and State

Affiliations (3)

• Secular Student Affiliation
• The Guardian
• AlterNet

Links (14)

• The Good News Club
• AlterNet Articles
• Articles in The Guardian
• The Lord’s Army Comes to America’s Public Schools
• Separation of Church and School
• List of Articles
• Podcast with Katherine Stewart - Richard Dawkins, Katherine Stewart, & more speaking in Colorado
• An Interview with Katherine Stewart, Author of The Good News Club
• Interview: Katherine Stewart author of ‘The Good News Club’
• The Examiner: Interview with Katherine Stewart
• Atheist Nexus Interview with Katherine Stewart
• 9pm and 11pm ET - The Big Picture - Katherine Stewart interviewed
• Atlantic Articles
• New York Times Op-ed: "Separation of Church and School"

Event Appearances (9)

Religious Fundamentalism and the Abuse of Children

Let Humanism Ring! by The American Humanist Association  Mission Bay CDE

2013-06-01

Infiltration and Undermining of Public Education in the United States by Radical Christians.

2012 FFRF National Convention  Portland, Oregon

2012-10-12

A Religious Assault on Public Education

Seattle Town Hall  Seattle, WA

2012-02-12

Are Good News Clubs Good for Our Children?

Colorado College  Colorado Springs, CO

2013-02-27

The Fundamentalist Assault on Public Education

Center for Inquiry Summit   Tacoma, WA

2013-10-24

Church, State & School: The Reality of Religion & Education

Youngstown State University   Independence, OH

2012-02-01

The Fundamentalist Assault on Science

Atlanta Science Tavern  Atlanta, GA

2012-04-23

Are Good News Clubs Good For Our Public Schools?

New Jersey Humanist Network   Somerville, NJ

2013-04-21

The Fundamentalist Assault on Public Education

Unitarian Universalist Church WACO  Waco, TX

2013-02-10