Deal Wyatt Hudson (born November 20, 1949) is an Americanconservative politicalactivist.
Hudson is the former publisher and editor ofCrisis Magazine and InsideCatholic.com. He is currently president of the Morley Institute for Church and Culture. Hudson also hosts the radio showChurch and Culture[1] onAve Maria Radio and serves as publisher and editor ofThe Christian Review.
Hudson is the former Chairman and founder of Catholic Advocate.[2] In September, 2020, Hudson was named a Senior Fellow of the Albertus Magnus Institute inSacramento, California.[3]
Hudson was born inDenver,Colorado. He attended theUniversity of Texas-Austin and converted to Catholicism in 1984.[4][5] He discusses this conversion in his memoir,An American Conversion.
In 1980, Hudson became an Associate Professor in philosophy atMercer University.[1] Raised as a Protestant, Hudson became aSouthern Baptist while attending college, converted to Catholicism in 1984.[4][5]
In 1989, Hudson became a professor of Philosophy atFordham University, specializing in St. Thomas Aquinas and modern Thomism. He resigned from his tenured position at Fordham in 1995.[6]
In 1995, Hudson became publisher ofCrisis, a conservative Roman Catholic magazine based in Washington, D.C.[9] He later served as both publisher and editor ofCrisis and its online successor, InsideCatholic.com.[2][10]
In 2014, he launched the “Church and Culture” radio series on theAve Maria Radio Network, and in 2015,[11] he foundedThe Christian Review, a publication focused on faith and culture.[12]
Hudson has written, edited or contributed to several books. In 2004, he wrote the online guide "How to Vote Catholic".[13] Hudson has written for theLos Angeles Times,[14]Slate.[15] The Wall Street Journal and theSpectator. Among Hudson's activities outside politics is his sponsorship of an annual poetry luncheon at the beginning ofAdvent each Christmas season.[16]
Public Catholicism: The Challenge of Living the Faith in a Secular American Culture (contributor). Our Sunday Visitor, 1996ISBN0-87973-754-9
An American Conversion: One Man's Discovery of Beauty and Truth in Times of Crisis. Crossroad, 2003ISBN0-8245-2126-9
Onward, Christian Soldiers: The Growing Political Power of Catholics and Evangelicals in the United States. Simon & Schuster, 2008ISBN1-4165-2442-8; PB, 2010ISBN1-4165-2446-0
"Issues for Catholic Voters, 2012 Edition". Coauthored with Matt Smith. Amazon Digital Services, 2012 ASIN: B0076RXG42
Hudson, Deal W. (September 9, 2019).How to Keep from Losing Your Mind: Educating Yourself Classically to Resist Cultural Indoctrination. TAN Books.ISBN978-1505113525.
Hudson, Deal W. (October 8, 2020).365 Days of Catholic Wisdom: A Treasury of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. Tan Books.ISBN978-1-5051-1714-1.
Schlapp, Matt; Hudson, Deal W. (February 22, 2022).The Desecrators: Defeating the Cancel Culture Mob and Reclaiming One Nation Under God. TAN Books.ISBN978-1-5051-2009-7.
