Ross Douthat has miraculously brought social conservatism rooted in Christianity onto the New York Times editorial pages for perhaps the first time in several generations. His achievement is remarkable, especially at only age 32. His new book Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics was deservedly featured at the National Press Club on April 17, hosted by the Trinity Forum.
Initially raised Episcopalian, Douthat saw his parents take his family through an evangelical and Pentecostal phase before becoming Roman Catholic. So having experienced all three major legs of traditional American Christianity, he is a well-equipped commentator. He also personally experienced the increasing American proclivity for "pin-balling from church to church," unmoored from any deep tradition.
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