Communion : finding my way back to faith / JD Vance.

By:

Vance, J. D [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780063575011
0063575019

Other title:

Finding my way back to faith

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Autobiographies.

LOC classification:

E901.1.V36 A3 2026

Contents:

Introduction: True witness -- What's the matter with JD Vance? -- Semper why -- They probably don't serve beer in hell, but they do in Columbus -- More money, more problems -- Stranger in a strange land -- My favorite year -- Like father, Like son -- Of new things -- Another Munich -- When in Rome -- A dismal science -- See you at the after-party -- Epilogue: By their fruits.

Summary: "An intimate account of why Vice President JD Vance strayed from the Christianity of his youth and what led him back to faith. Communion is a spiritual exploration of what it means to be a Christian in all the seasons of life JD Vance has experienced -- as a child, a young man, a husband, a father, and a leader. Picking up in some ways where Hillbilly Elegy left off, Communion recounts how Vance's pursuit of material privileges ultimately led him into a secular wilderness. Communion reveals how Vance regained his faith and discusses his conversion to Catholicism, how his faith guides his work in public life, and how it shapes his thoughts about the future." -- Provided by publisher.

List(s) this item appears in: New Adult Nonfiction

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Adult Book	Phillipsburg Free Public Library	Adult Non-Fiction	New Books	248.4 VAN	Available		36748002658849

Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy --an intimate account of why Vice President JD Vance strayed from the Christianity of his youth and what led him back to faith.

Communion is a spiritual exploration of what it means to be a Christian in all the seasons of life JD Vance has experienced--as a child, a young man, a husband, a father, and a leader.

Picking up in some ways where Hillbilly Elegy left off, Communion recounts how Vance's pursuit of material privileges ultimately led him into a secular wilderness.

Communion reveals how Vance regained his faith and discusses his conversion to Catholicism, how his faith guides his work in public life, and how it shapes his thoughts about the future.

Includes bibliographical references.

"An intimate account of why Vice President JD Vance strayed from the Christianity of his youth and what led him back to faith. Communion is a spiritual exploration of what it means to be a Christian in all the seasons of life JD Vance has experienced -- as a child, a young man, a husband, a father, and a leader. Picking up in some ways where Hillbilly Elegy left off, Communion recounts how Vance's pursuit of material privileges ultimately led him into a secular wilderness. Communion reveals how Vance regained his faith and discusses his conversion to Catholicism, how his faith guides his work in public life, and how it shapes his thoughts about the future." -- Provided by publisher.

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Kirkus Book Review

The evolution of a veep's views. Ten years ago, a little-known venture capitalist wrote a book about, in his words, "the upbringing of a redneck who worked in Silicon Valley." The memoir had a modest initial print run of 10,000 copies.Hillbilly Elegy became a bestseller, and its author, for those who haven't kept up with the news, is now the second-highest ranking official in the U.S. government. A sequel of sorts, Vance's new book revisits old terrain and journeys to the present day. For a political memoir, it's an uncommonly introspective work, well-paced and infused with touches of humor--much of it at the author's expense. As a fearful new father, he enumerates a host of "worst-case scenarios" during a car ride--his wife, Usha, "nodded knowingly….I'm sure she thought,What a psycho I married." Most of the book delves into his religious beliefs. Once an atheist, the Marine veteran makes a convincing case that he devoted a lot of thought to his conversion to Catholicism. As an example, he cites the influence of the French philosopher René Girard (who had taught Peter Thiel, Vance's political patron, at Stanford). Less appealing is some of what Vance says about politics. He admits to a "boneheaded" error in infamously stating that "childless cat ladies" in the Democratic Party "were running our country into the ground," but he sees a moral failing in societies that "suppress the biological urge to fall in love and have babies"--all while condemning "mass migration." Elsewhere, he makes generalizations about "conformism" and "groupthink" and argues, fatuously, that "we replaced real diversity of thought with superficial diversity." And, for a man who espouses Christian values, the presumptive 2028 presidential candidate says nothing--not surprisingly--about how his boss, whom he has defended for years, professes a love of the Bible yet routinely sows hatred. As the author writes in a line that could unwittingly address his own situation: "Politics is a dirty business sometimes, one where you have to make compromises." A thoughtful exploration of religious conviction that's often marred by political stridency. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.