Kenneth L. Woodward (b.1935) is an American journalist, editor, and author, best known for his coverage of religion and culture in Newsweek magazine.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he studied literature at the University of Notre Dame, earning a B.A. (1957.) He later attended the University of Michigan Law School, the University of Iowa, and the University of Strasbourg. He began his journalism career at the Omaha Sun (1962) before joining Newsweek as Religion Editor (1964–2002.)
Woodward wrote over 100 cover stories for Newsweek on Catholicism, sainthood, and religious movements. He also served as Ideas Section Editor (1974–78) and became Senior Writer (1988.) He has contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, and Psychology Today. He is currently Writer-in-Residence at the Lumen Christi Institute at the University of Chicago.
His notable books include Grandparents/Grandchildren: The Vital Connection (1981, co-authored with Arthur Kornhaber,) Making Saints (1990,) The Book of Miracles (2000,) and Getting Religion (2016.)
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All religions remind us that actions have consequences for which guilt can and must be acknowledged, forgiveness humbly begged, reconciliation sought.
—Kenneth L. Woodward
Topics: Guilt
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