Becky Garrison

Becky Garrison is an American author, journalist, religious satirist and storyteller. She is a 2013 recipient of a Knight Grant for Reporting on Religion and American Public Life. She was a senior contributing editor for The Wittenburg Door, from 1994 to 2008. With the site's relaunch in 2021, she serves on the Door's Board of Directors and contributes to The Door's Substack. Additional recent writing credits include work for The Alcohol Professor, Edible Seattle, Northwest Travel & Life, Spirituality & HealthOnly Sky Media, SIP, and The Grapevine Magazine (also Beverage Master). She is a member of the Authors Guild.

Education Garrison earned a bachelor's degree in theater arts at Wake Forest University. She received an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and an M.S.W. from Columbia University.

Books Gaslighting for God: A Satirical Guide to Saving Yourself from Spiritual Narcissists. Lake Drive Books. ISBN 978-1957687711. January 27, 2026. Jesus Died for This?: A Satirist Searches for the Risen Christ. Lake Drive Books. ISBN 9781957687575. 2025. Washington Distilled: A History. The History Press. 2024.