# Kaitlyn Schiess **Summary.** Kaitlyn Schiess is an American theologian and author who writes on political theology and how faith and public life shape each other. Her work examines how Christians form political habits and how the Bible is used in American political debate. ## Public record She is the author of *The Liturgy of Politics* (2020), on how everyday practices form political loyalties, and *The Ballot and the Bible* (2023), on the history of using Scripture in American politics. She is a regular writer and podcast contributor on faith and public life. ## Why she matters in this wiki Schiess connects discipleship and worship practice to political formation, a link that runs through this wiki's concerns with Christian nationalism and the misuse of Scripture. Her work names how interpretation and politics intertwine. ## Related - [[Christian Nationalism]]