But his book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith will move you. It’s the story of his journey from a childhood faith to atheism, then to Catholic Christianity as an adult. AdvertisementVance loved the evangelical, charismatic faith of his childhood, built around community, songs, and the personal relationship with Jesus. Vance fell away from his faith, not as many bright people do, by vainly regarding their intellect as their savior. His childhood faith, as he perceived it, meant that God’s grace was to be accepted once, and then you’d be transformed forever.