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Reporter, author and student of ethics, making sense of religion, politics, and gender. Author of DISOBEDIENT WOMEN and (forthcoming) DAMNED IF SHE DOES: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion. Rooting for democracy.
Author of the Storybound & Stardust series | The Myth of Good Christian Parenting: How False Promises Betrayed a Generation of Evangelical Families (Brazos, 2025) | Spiritual Treadmills (IVP 2027)
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