Annie Dillard: Our 20th-century Thoreau, nature writer and theologian

James T. Keane describes nature writer and theologian Annie Dillard as a 20th-century Thoreau.

Dillard, who received the 2014 National Humanities Medal, spoke about her conversion to Catholicism by highlighting the diversity found within the Church. She noted that entering a Catholic church involves joining a community of different ages and colors, representing a commitment to being among those who love God.