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James T. Keane is a Senior Editor at America.  

Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Gail Lumet Buckley, who died on July 18, was an award-winning chronicler of the African American experience. She once wrote of herself in 'America' that "I choose the cross of faith over the sword of ideology."
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election is surprising—but don't call it unprecedented. It happened once before, in 1968.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The contributions of Walter J. Ong, S.J., to American letters are countless, and he remains a renowned figure in the study of communications, literacy, group psychology and mass media.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
John Gregory Dunne had a unique ability in his writing—fiction or not—to show the saintly and the sinner all at once.
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
Friday’s announcement that Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò had incurred a ‘latae sententiae’ excommunication sent many reporters (and more than a few Catholics) looking for some clarity. Here’s what you need to know.
FaithScripture Reflections
James T. Keane
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Benedict, abbot, by James T. Keane
FaithExplainer
James T. Keane
Vandalizing another culture's sacred art is not a heroic act. It is an example of resistance to inculturation, part of the process by which the faith has become rooted in disparate cultures throughout history.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
Tom Wolfe would have loved to write about a debate between a billionaire former president who is also a convicted felon and an octogenarian sitting president whose public mental lapses are vociferously denied by many of his own confidantes.
FaithFaith and Reason
James T. Keane
A gathering of scholars last week in Nairobi focused on the theological foundations of synodality and the contributions of African theologians to the synodal process.
Arts & CultureCatholic Book Club
James T. Keane
The longtime 'America' illustrator John Hapgood served in World War II in the “Ghost Army,” a unit dedicated to deception and trickery that ran 21 different ersatz military campaigns between D-Day and the surrender of Germany in May 1945.