Sarah Stankorb
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| Born | Girard, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Westminster College University of Chicago Divinity School |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Divinity School |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Known for | Journalism and writing on religion, politics, and gender |
Sarah Stankorb is an American journalist and author. She writes on a variety of subjects, including religion, politics, and gender.[1]
Early Life and Education
Stankorb was raised in Girard, Ohio, a suburb of Youngstown, and describes living in "the sort of neighborhood where most of our parents were in and out of work, but enough bills got paid that we all generally stayed put."[2] She attended Westminster College, where she studied world religion and philosophy, and University of Chicago Divinity School, where she earned her master's degree.[3][4]
During college, Stankorb was diagnosed with spasmodic dysphonia, a vocal disorder, and received a series of Botox shots as treatment. Stankorb had an unusual reaction in which she lost her voice entirely for a month at a time, after each injection.[5] She was later diagnosed with generalized dystonia as well[6] and received deep brain stimulation surgery to treat it.[7]
Work
Stankorb's first book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning,[8] appeared on USA Today's Best-Seller list.[9]
Stankorb is a critic of Christian patriarchy,[10][11][12][13][14] and writes about the women who resist this system.[15]
Stankorb writes about stories of abuse within institutions. She earned a Society of Professional Journalists Best Community Issues story award for an investigation of rape culture on two Cincinnati-area university campuses.[16][17] In 2021, Stankorb penned an exposé[18] concerning allegations of abuse and mishandling of abuse at a church and school founded by Christian nationalist pastor Douglas Wilson[19] for VICE (magazine).[20][21][22] Stankorb was awarded third place in Best In-Depth Newswriting by the American Academy of Religion in 2024[23] for a profile[24] of Christa Brown, a Southern Baptist Convention sex abuse survivor and advocate for reform.[25][26]
Stankorb's writing has appeared in numerous publications in print and online, including in an essay for GOOD Magazine in which she coined the term for Xennials, for the cusp generation between Gen X and Millennials.[27][28][29]
Stankorb's next book, Damned If She Does, will be about the millions of women who have left American churches in the past decade.[30][31]
References
- ↑ Karris, Mark (September 11, 2023). ""Disobedient Women: A Conversation with Sarah Stankorb"". This Is Not Church. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disobedient-women-a-conversation-with-sarah-stankorb/id1557362191?i=1000627510285
- ↑ Marino, Jacqueline and Will Miller. Car Bombs to Cookie Tables: the Youngstown Anthology. Cleveland, Ohio: Belt Publishing, 2015, p. 16. ISBN:0985944188
- ↑ "Investigative Journalist, Author to Speak at Westminster College". Westminster Cable Network. November 8, 2023. https://www.wcn247.com/holcad_and_campus/our_campus/investigative-journalist-author-to-speak-at-westminster-college/article_4adbbaea-8122-11ee-8990-87c54c00439e.html
- ↑ David Dault, https://www.thingsnotseenradio.com/shows/2337-stankorb "Bearing Witness: Sarah Stankorb". Things Not Seen.
- ↑ Kelly Corrigan. |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Sarah Stankorb on Losing Her Voice and Finding Her Love |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sarah-stankorb-on-losing-her-voice-and-finding-her-love/id1532951390?i=1000528016857 |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=Kelly Corrigan Wonders |language=en-US}}
- ↑ Grose, Jessica. Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood. New York: Harper Collins, 2022, p. 173. ISBN:978-0063078376
- ↑ https://sarahstankorb.medium.com/deep-brain-stimulation-offers-another-chance-52e3919b9a15 Stankorb, Sarah. "Deep Brain Stimulation Offers Another Chance". Medium. September 9, 2024
- ↑ Stankorb, Sarah, Disobedient Women ISBN: 9781546003809
- ↑ "Booklist". USA Today. August 23, 2023. https://www.usatoday.com/booklist/books/disobedient-women-how-a-small-group-of-faithful-women-exposed-abuse-brought-down-powerful-pastors-and-ignited-an-evangelical-reckoning/9781546003809/2023-08-23
- ↑ Pidcock, Richard (August 26, 2025). "In Fight Against Patriarchy, Women 'Are Not Listened To'". Baptist News Global.
- ↑ Wright, Will; Burtram, Josh (September 16, 2025). "Faithful Politics Podcast". YouTube.
- ↑ Riess, Jana. "Disobedient women and #churchtoo stand up to sexual abuse in evangelicalism". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Wingfield, Mark (2022-02-25). "The seeds of evangelical angst over gender and sex were sown decades ago". Baptist News Global. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Weiss, Rebecca Bratten. "Does purity culture really keep women safe?". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ "The Women Taking Down Abusive Evangelical Men". www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ "Final List - Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists - 2018 Excellence in Journalism Contest Winners and Finalists," Society of Professional Journalists, Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter. June 13, 2018. https://cincyspj.blogspot.com/2018/06/final-list-greater-cincinnati-pro.html
- ↑ Stankorb, Sarah. "Rape Culture Lives Here". Cincinnati Magazine. June 1, 2017. https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/features/rape-culture-lives-here/
- ↑ Stankorb, Sarah. "Inside the Church That Preaches 'Wives Need to Be Led with a Firm Hand". VICE. September 28, 2021. https://www.vice.com/en/article/inside-the-church-that-preaches-wives-need-to-be-led-with-a-firm-hand/
- ↑ Brown, Paula, Jeremy Herb and Shochana Dubnow. "Inside One Pastor's Crusade for Christian Dominion in the Age of Trump". CNN. August 10, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/politics/pastor-doug-wilson-christian-domination-trump
- ↑ Simmons, Tracy (2025-08-04). "'Sons of Patriarchy' podcast, with reporter Sarah Stankorb, to host live Q&A recording concurrently as Christ Church conference". Spokesman.com. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Post, Kathryn (2024-10-28). "Controversial pastor Doug Wilson subject of new podcast, 'Sons of Patriarchy'". RNS. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Stanley, Tiffany (2025-09-08). "A once-fringe Christian leader gets a warm welcome in Trump's Washington". AP News. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ "2024 Journalism Awards, Best In-Depth News Writing". American Academy of Religion. 2024. https://aarweb.org/news/2024-journalism-awards/
- ↑ Stankorb, Sarah. "The Southern Baptist Church Ignored Its Abuse Crisis. She Exposed It". VICE. January 4, 2023. https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-southern-baptist-church-ignored-its-abuse-crisis-she-exposed-it/
- ↑ Brown, Christa (May 7, 2024). Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Lake Drive Books (published 2024). ISBN 978-1957687445.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Adams, Liam (May 7, 2024). "How a SBC Abuse Survivor's Advocacy for Reform Has Evolved Over 20 Years". The Tennessean.
- ↑ Stankorb, Sarah and Jed Oelbaum. "Reasonable People Disagree about the Post-Gen X, Pre-Millennial Generation". Good Magazine. September 25, 2014. https://www.good.is/articles/generation-xennials
- ↑ "Words We're Watching: 'Xennial' Talkin' 'bout whose generation?". Merriam-Webster. 7 November 2017. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-were-watching-xennial
- ↑ "Are You Secretly a Millennial?". The New York Times. 2019-05-14. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Hills, Sophie (November 1, 2025). "'It's what I've been looking for': Why this mother of two embraces her church". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2026-01-08.
- ↑ Byle, Anne. "Religion Boook Deals: December 18, 2024". Publishers Weekly. December 18, 2024. https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/96756-religion-book-deals-december-18-2024.html
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