Katherine Stewart on Christian Nationalism

Award-winning journalist Katherine Stewart, author of Money, Lies, and God and The Power Worshippers, explains how Christian nationalism became a political movement, why abortion became its weapon of choice, and how billionaire funders are using religion to undermine American democracy.

Show Notes
Guest Profile

The pro-life religion we see today is a modern creation. It was created for political purposes." — Katherine Stewart

Katherine Stewart is an award-winning journalist and author, who has investigated the rise of religious nationalism and its impact on democracy for over 15 years. Her work appears in The New York Times and The New Republic. She is the author of The Good News Club, The Power Worshippers, and the new release Money, Lies, and God.

Key Topics Covered

How the "Good News Club" exposed the stealth strategies of religious nationalists.
The roots of Christian nationalism and its alliance with billionaires.
Why abortion became a political weapon, not a religious crusade.
How authoritarian leaders use religion to shield power globally.
What gives hope — and how to fight back against democratic erosion.

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Resources Mentioned

Christians Against Christian Nationalism
Vote Common Good
God & Country documentary (based on The Power Worshippers)

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Katherine Stewart

Author & Journalist

Katherine Stewart is an award-winning author and journalist specialising in the intersection of faith and politics, policy, education and the threat to democratic institutions.

She has been covering religious nationalism and the assault on American democracy for over 15 years. Her books include The Power Worshippers (the basis for the documentary God & Country, produced by Rob Reiner), The Good News Club and, most recently, the New York Times bestseller Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, named one of Foreign Affairs' Best Books of 2025.

Stewart was named the Freedom From Religion Foundation's 2024 Freethought Heroine. She writes for The New York Times opinion section, The New Republic, Religion News Service and many others, and has appeared on CNN, MSNBC and NPR.

31. Katherine Stewart on Money, Lies & God: How Billionaires Weaponised Religion to Undermine Democracy