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Communion by JD Vance review - a strange, poignant book about faith and the modern world

JD Vance Christian vision is thoughtful but impossible to square with the political company he keeps. At the heart of this strange book is the biblical question of what must one do to be saved. Vance offers a diagnosis of modern western culture through the lens of addiction.

30 June 2026
Communion by JD Vance review - a strange, poignant book about faith and the modern world
Communion by JD Vance review - a strange, poignant book about faith and the modern world
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JD Vance Christian vision is thoughtful but impossible to square with the political company he keeps. At the heart of this strange book is the biblical question of what must one do to be saved. Vance offers a diagnosis of modern western culture through the lens of addiction.

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At the heart of this strange book is the biblical question of what must one do to be saved. Vance offers a diagnosis of modern western culture through the lens of addiction.

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The core development: JD Vance Christian vision is thoughtful but impossible to square with the political company he keeps.

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communion

/kəˈmjuːnjən/noun

Meaning: A joining together of minds or spirits.

Easy meaning: A joining together of minds or spirits.

Synonyms: sacrament

poignant

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Meaning: Of a weapon, etc.: sharp-pointed; keen.

Easy meaning: Of a weapon

Example: A poignant reply will garner more credence than hours of blown smoke.

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/ˈθɔːtfəl/adjective

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Easy meaning: Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.

Example: Most thoughtful people eventually solve the puzzle.

Synonyms: attentive, caring, considerate, thoughty, carefully
Antonyms: thoughtless

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/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/noun

Meaning: An impossibility

Easy meaning: An impossibility

Example: Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales

addiction

/əˈdɪkʃən/noun

Meaning: A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.

Easy meaning: A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior

western

/ˈwɛstən/noun

Meaning: A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture.

Easy meaning: A film

Synonyms: horse opera, oater

culture

/ˈkʌlt͡ʃə/noun

Meaning: The arts, customs, lifestyles, background, and habits that characterize a particular society or nation.

Easy meaning: The arts

Example: I'm headed to the lab to make sure my cell culture hasn't died.

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/skwɛə(ɹ)/noun

Meaning: A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

Easy meaning: A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles

Example: 64 is the square of 8.

Synonyms: carpenter's square, framing square, steel square, hash, pound sign
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