Communion, Vice President JD Vance’s memoir on his journey from Protestant to atheist to Catholic, is raw and honest. If you’ve read Hillbilly Elegy, that might not surprise you.
But it should.
Hillbilly Elegy was written before Vance was a public figure. Communion was not. He started it several years ago, and refined it over the years as his faith deepened and his political career exploded. He finished it as the vice president of the United States.
That’s what makes it striking — and what most of his book tour interviews have completely missed.
This isn’t a window into policy. It’s not an explanation of the immigration agenda of President Donald Trump’s administration or a preview of Vance’s 2028 ambitions. The book is largely not political at all.