Author: Kathryn Joyce

Kathryn Joyce is a freelance journalist based in New York City. She is author of Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement (Beacon Press, 2009). Her freelance writing has appeared in The Nation, Mother Jones, Salon, Ms., The Harvard Divinity Bulletin, Double X/Slate, Religion Dispatches, Conscience, Newsweek and other publications.

The Anti-Abortion Clinic Across the Street

This past January, when Scott Roeder stood trial for the murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, he described his preparations for the crime. For years, Roeder had gathered information about Tiller’s schedule and habits, not just by looking for his home in a gated community or through surreptitious attendance at his church, but also […]

I Am Biblical Woman, Hear Me Roar?

Last week, The New York Times Magazine ran a feature article on “biblical womanhood,” a subject I wrote about extensively in my 2009 book, Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement. In the far-right evangelical communities I reported on, “biblical womanhood” guidelines aimed to create a new evangelical, anti-feminist Renaissance Woman: a submissive warrior who obeys […]