Kenneth L. Woodward, author of Getting Religion, was the religion editor of Newsweek for thirty-eight years and is currently writer-in-residence at the Lumen Christi Institute.
Religion has rarely been a significant factor in presidential politics, and isn’t likely to be now. In fact, it’s politics that often shape our religious beliefs.
The late Fr. Ted Hesburgh transformed the University of Notre Dame into a leading institution. A new book tendentiously ignores key aspects of his life and work.