Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Kathryn Joyce

Journalist | Author of The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption and Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement

Kathryn Joyce is a journalist and author of The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking and the New Gospel of Adoption and Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, The Nation, Slate, The American Prospect, Ms., and many others.


Presentations from Facing Race 2014

Controlling Our Bodies, Taking Our Children: The Abortion/Adoption Nexus in Conservative Politics

The Christian Right’s effort to cultivate support among communities of color is not a new phenomenon, and its agenda to limit women’s bodily autonomy has been an ongoing threat for decades. In recent years, the Christian Right has developed increasingly sophisticated strategies to challenge racial, reproductive, and gender justice.

Speakers: T.F. Charlton, Dr. Andrea Smith, Kathryn Joyce, Lisa Marie Rollins