The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
Stephanie McCrummen
Stephanie McCrummen is a staff writer at The Atlantic. Her professional honors include the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting, for coverage of Roy Moore's candidacy for U.S. Senate; the George Polk Award in Political Reporting, in both 2018 and 2020; the 2020 Scripps Howard Foundation Ernie Pyle Award; and the 2016 Mayborn Institute prize for Best American Newspaper Narrative. Prior to joining The Atlantic, she was a national reporter at The Washington Post, writing about the forces that shape American politics and identity. She also previously served as their East Africa bureau chief. She can be reached via email here.
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