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The evolution of modern conservatism (neo and otherwise). Matthew Continetti

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From: The Washington Post
Date: 20050828
Author:Matthew Continetti

Believe it or not, I had never noticed the similarity between Saint Augustine, the 5th-century archbishop of Hippo, and Michael K. Deaver, the late-20th-century presidential adviser and media consultant. But both men are interested in conversion narratives -- stories about how people leave one set of beliefs for another. Saint Augustine's conversion, of course, was from paganism to Christianity. But conversions aren't always religious; they can be political, too.

Readers will find plenty of political conversion narratives in the pages of Deaver's new anthology, Why I Am a Reagan ...

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