Joshua Charles 書籍 思想
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我是一名天主教皈依者,紐約時報暢銷書第一名作者,前白宮演講撰稿人,曆史學家,學者,演說家和古典鋼琴家。我對神學、哲學和曆史充滿熱情。我是基督教文明的倡導者和捍衛者,也是天主教信仰的倡導者和捍衛者,我於 2018 年在思想上皈依天主教,並於 2019 年正式皈依(即與教會完全共融)。我的皈依故事出現在 2018 年出版的《思想、心靈和靈魂:知識分子和通往羅馬的道路》一書中,由普林斯頓大學教授 Robert P. George 和 R.J. Snell 編輯。我的堅振聖人是安提阿的聖伊格內修斯,他是使徒的門徒,於公元 107 年在羅馬鬥獸場殉道。他讓我這個以前是新教徒的人看到了古老天主教信仰的現實和真理。我正在寫一個關於我皈依天主教及其原因的博客,名為《成為天主教徒》。
我的人生目標是成為一名聖人。為了實現這一終極目標,我的“職業”目標是“讓智慧普及”。這最終意味著最高的智慧——對上帝的愛——但也包括所有次要的智慧,包括哲學、政治、曆史等。我努力將“偉大傳統”——人類曆史上偉大思想和英雄的智慧,尤其是基督教文明的智慧——帶給盡可能多的人,尤其是年輕人。我是一個充滿激情的真理探索者——既研究原始曆史資料,也在世界各地進行實地研究。我了解到主流敘事通常是錯誤的;真相比我們大多數人意識到的更美麗、更出人意料——有時也更黑暗。
我曾撰寫和合著過幾本暢銷書。我的第一本書《最初的論據:聯邦黨人對憲法的辯護》(西蒙與舒斯特出版社,2011 年)是與 Glenn Beck 合著的,也是《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜第一名。我的第二本書《自由的秘密:美國開國元勳失落的智慧》(WND 出版社,2015 年)是亞馬遜多個類別的暢銷書排行榜第一名。我還與他人合著了《上帝、以色列和你:一個忠實上帝的醜聞故事》(WND 出版社,2016 年)。我曾擔任《全球影響力聖經》(聖經博物館,2017 年)的概念開發人員和高級編輯。這本“研究聖經”幾乎每一頁都通過引文、故事和圖片展示了聖經對藝術、政治、音樂、教育等的深遠影響。同樣,我是《信仰與自由聖經》(美國聖經協會,2021 年)的創作者和高級編輯,該書同樣通過引文、故事和圖片強調了信仰和聖經在美國曆史中的作用。
我是《敵基督與教會和基督教文明之戰》(TAN,2023 年)的編輯,這本書是 1885 年由牧師喬治·狄龍 (George Dillon) 撰寫的一本書的再版。雖然這本書寫於近 140 年前,但它對共濟會將世界非基督教化的陰謀的概述讀起來就像預言一樣。它得到了教皇利奧十三世的認可。作為編輯,我在整個作品中添加了許多解釋性腳注,糾正了原始手稿中的一些小錯誤,並撰寫了一篇廣泛的介紹,概述了共濟會的哲學以及教會對它的警告。
我與前白宮同事、天主教皈依者亞曆克·托雷斯 (Alec Torres) 合著了《內部迫害:聖徒如何忍受教會危機》(Sophia Institute Press, 2023)。我們描述了十二位被教會內部勢力迫害的聖徒的生活,並反思了他們的故事對當今天主教徒的教訓。
即將出版的一本書將與天主教神學家和新教皈依者斯科特·哈恩博士合著,名為《建在沙地上?基督教陰影下的美國建國》(St. Paul Center, 2024)。這本書將從天主教的角度對美國建國進行深入分析,讚揚美國秩序的眾多有益元素,同時對其他元素進行強有力的神學、哲學和曆史批判。
我還為各種政治、企業和非營利組織撰寫或代寫演講、書籍和文章。我的作品曾出現在福克斯新聞、華爾街日報、基督郵報、塞勒姆廣播網、CBN、耶路撒冷郵報、以色列時報、聯邦黨人、The Stream、華盛頓時報、WND、PragerU、The Blaze、Catholic Vote、Regnery Publishing 等媒體上。一些客戶和項目來自西蒙舒斯特、美國聖經協會、推進美國自由、裏根圖書館、信仰與自由探索中心、Hobby Lobby、Worthy Books、Philos Project、WND Books、TAN Books、索菲亞學院出版社、聖保羅中心、耶路撒冷司法研究所、威廉傑瑟普大學、大使廣告、K-Love 電台、Gatestone I 等組織
研究所、中東論壇、水星廣播藝術、扶輪社、托馬斯莫爾學院、阿什蘭大學、科羅拉多基督教大學、攝政大學、鷹論壇等。
在白宮任職期間,總統 1776 谘詢委員會邀請我為 2021 年 1 月發布的《1776 報告》做出貢獻。
我擁有鋼琴演奏本科學位(我是一名鋼琴演奏家,曾在美國和歐洲各地演出,包括為兩位最高法院法官演出)、政府碩士學位和全球政治證書以及法學博士學位(法學學位)。我曾是以色列體驗學者、Tikvah 研究員和國家政策委員會成員。我還擔任佛羅裏達州邁阿密花園聖托馬斯大學的利奧十三世天主教資本主義、社會主義和共產主義教學研究員,以及費城美國聖經協會“信仰與自由探索中心”學者顧問委員會的學者。
我住在加利福尼亞州薩克拉門托地區。
我的許多朋友都把我描述為“文藝複興人”。事實上,我隻從幾件事中找到了幸福:信仰、家庭、朋友、書籍和旅行(我去過除南極洲以外的所有大陸)。
自由的秘密:美國創始人失落的智慧
https://www.amazon.com/Libertys-Secrets-Wisdom-Americas-Founders/dp/1938067592
作者 Joshua Charles (Author) 2015 年 6 月 30 日
當世界上許多人都對美國抱有輕蔑和不信任的態度時,我們是時候冷靜、嚴肅地審視一下我們變成了什麽樣子了。約翰·亞當斯說:“我們的憲法隻為有道德和宗教信仰的人民而製定。它完全不適合任何其他國家的政府。”我們已經偏離了我們明確的道德起點,變成了一種自我陶醉、自我崇拜的文化。我們試圖設定自己的標準,盡管托馬斯·潘恩警告說:“人類不能創造、發明或設計原則。他隻能發現它們,他應該通過發現來尋找作者。”
當我們的社會慶祝那些堅持自己信念的人遭受不公正對待時,我們很難忘記約翰·亞當斯的話,他寫道:“正義是基督徒的偉大責任,也是道德責任。”隨著我們文化中許多領域的美德衰落——從舞台上的扭臀舞到大學裏的作弊醜聞,再到咄咄逼人的銀行家的企業盜竊——我們應該聽從喬治·華盛頓的警告:“自由,當它墮落為放蕩時,就會產生混亂,並經常以暴政或某種悲慘的災難告終。”
《自由的秘密》以前所未有的方式向讀者展示了開國元勳們。他們相信上帝、猶太教-基督教價值觀,以及宗教的自由和必要性,以便建立一個自由和繁榮的社會。他們相信新聞自由,並知道,正如約翰·亞當斯所說,“當一個民族被腐蝕時,新聞可能會成為徹底毀滅他們的引擎。”他們相信有限政府、強有力的教育和私有財產。
讀《自由的秘密》就像坐在前排,觀看這些領導人討論生活和社會的深刻問題的國會和大會。查爾斯整理了所有開國元勳的著作,在《自由的秘密》中,他們深刻而又被忽略的見解被揭露,深入探討了在我們最需要恢複自由社會的時候,對維護自由社會最重要的主題。通過這種方式,《自由的秘密》讓讀者能夠利用開國元勳的知識和理解來消除目前正在破壞美國自由的文化神話。
我們很難不去想災難是否已經降臨到我們頭上。如果說一個國家曾經有過成長的時機,那麽現在就是時候。是時候恢複我們開國元勳的道德和準則了。是時候重新發現自由的秘密了。
內部迫害:聖徒如何度過教會危機
Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church
許多天主教徒要麽離開了教會,要麽對教會神職人員中猖獗的錯誤或不道德行為感到震驚。我們驚恐地看到,虔誠的天主教徒無緣無故地受到限製或懲罰,而那些混淆、反駁或破壞信仰的人卻得到了提升。在這本大膽而緊迫的書中,作者注意到了一個明顯的荒謬之處:當時受到教會最嚴厲懲戒的人往往最不值得糾正。這種長期的混亂和不公正狀態顯而易見,動搖了數百萬人的信仰。
這些引人入勝的篇章遠非又一篇長篇大論,而是提供了一個深刻的曆史視角,揭示了教會的這個混亂時期並非史無前例——也不是不可預測的。相反,它代表了教會曆史上反複出現的生活特征,甚至是神聖計劃的一部分。有了這些背景知識,您將能夠理解並找到解決我們當前苦難的方法。
您將學習:
• 何時服從——何時不服從——牧師或主教;幾位聖徒是如何被邪惡的上級淨化和聖化的
• 在應對教會迫害危機時不該做什麽
• 基督如何預言和預示他的教會在邪惡主教手中遭受的苦難
• 回應和分享真相的實用方法
• 可行的方法來鼓舞你的信仰,在糾正錯誤的同時保持服從
• 如何與非天主教徒談論教會中汙穢和錯誤的流行
您將看到曆史上最偉大的 11 位天主教徒——他們都被封為聖徒——如何遭受上級不應有的迫害,甚至遭到神職人員的背叛,以及這種苦難如何成為他們聖化的一部分,成為我們今天的英雄榜樣。您將深思教會早期神父的英勇和智慧;從聖女貞德到聖托馬斯莫爾的平信徒;修女,如阿維拉的聖德肋撒、十字若望和阿方索·利古裏;以及現代巨人,包括聖帕德裏·皮奧和富爾頓·J·辛大主教。當您與這些非凡人物一起穿越二十個世紀和四大洲時,您將看到神聖計劃的智慧,並受到鼓舞,在當前的黑暗時刻捍衛教會。
此外,您還將找到有關教會權威、兄弟糾正和服從美德的教義的全麵和正統解釋,以及挽救我們目前教會曆史上可恥篇章的實用計劃。這本書是牧師、教理講授者以及那些尋求“勸告懷疑者”和“安慰受苦者”的人的寶貴和令人振奮的資源。
反基督者與教會和基督教文明的戰爭
天主教徒一直都知道撒旦不斷與教會作戰。但過去三個世紀見證了前所未有的激進攻擊,導致前基督教國家迅速而普遍地叛教。誰或什麽在天主教會所有最大的叛教事件背後?根據這本預言書,是共濟會。
《反基督者與教會和基督教文明的戰爭》最初由喬治·狄龍蒙席於 1885 年出版,以響應教皇利奧十三世“撕下共濟會麵具”的號召,書中列出了共濟會的事實、曆史和反基督教意識形態。雖然寫於 130 多年前,但仍然具有驚人的現實意義。狄龍主教詳述了共濟會通過政教分離、“民主”意識形態、宗教冷漠主義、民事婚姻和寬鬆離婚法、世俗化教育、鼓勵民眾道德淪喪、摧毀教皇的世俗和精神權威,使世界非基督教化的陰謀,所有這些都是由無神論的社會主義、共產主義和最終泛神論的自然崇拜意識形態所推動的,而這種意識形態將在反基督者的到來時達到高潮。人們認為這一結果是如此可信,以至於教皇利奧十三世認可了它,並出資將其翻譯和印刷成意大利語。
這不能被斥為“陰謀論”。
但正如狄龍主教所明確指出的那樣,鑒於反基督者與教會和基督教文明之間的這場戰爭,天主教徒的責任始終不變:愛上帝勝過一切,愛鄰如己,無論在哪裏發現邪惡,都要與之對抗——首先是我們自己,然後是周圍的世界。隻有在這些黑暗的日子裏與我們的主一起背負十字架,我們才能為自己和他人獲得救贖。
信仰與自由聖經
信仰與自由聖經提供了 813 篇文章和美國曆史上在工作和著作中引用聖經的人物的名言。每篇文章都由美國曆史、法律、
和宗教,並放在它引用的聖經段落旁邊。
作為參考(包括聖經引文和典故索引),它將幫助您發現曆史的新深度,因為您會發現聖經對美國經驗的重大影響。
但是,《信仰與自由聖經》還邀請您與父母、領導人、作家、教育家和改革者一起,在他們生活和工作受到聖經影響的陪伴下,親自體驗聖經的信息。
文章按六個價值觀組織——信仰、自由、正義、團結、希望和愛——以及從自由與法律到教育和美德再到奴隸製和廢除的十個主題軌道。
發現在美國經驗中,信仰如何引導自由走向正義。
自由的秘密:美國開國者失落的智慧(亞馬遜暢銷書第一名)
《自由的秘密:美國開國者失落的智慧》是 Joshua 在法學院一年級時寫的巨作,也是他 20 多歲時的代表作,是他 5 年深入研究開國者著作的成果。
正如他在引言中寫道:
我寫這本書隻有一個原因:重新向我的同胞介紹我們國家的開國者,以及他們用自己的語言表達、捍衛和構建的自由社會願景。
Joshua 意識到,在一個 24/7 新聞、推文和永無止境的娛樂的世界裏,對開國者進行深入研究對大多數美國人來說是遙不可及的,因此他試圖將開國者們的願景帶給他們。他經常將這本書描述為“一個想法的傳記”。書中引用了 1,000 多條僅來自原始資料的引文,巧妙地將建國先驅們對美國革命的核心、自由的本質、政府的目的、維護自由的因素、棘手的奴隸製問題以及導致自由喪失的原因等問題的論述編織在一起。讀者會驚訝於建國先驅們的見解與今天的相關性。最終形成了一個連貫的敘述,他希望這能激勵他的同胞們更深入地去閱讀那些塵封但並未被遺忘的建國先驅們的著作,並在他們留給我們的所有榮耀中重新發現他們留給我們的遺產。
選擇權在我們手中——而我們的共和國的命運也由我們決定。
章節
建國先知:人性和曆史
什麽是自由?
人民政府:自由的保護者
憲法:自由的憲章
宗教、美德和道德:自由的哨兵,第一部分
知識和教育:自由的哨兵,第二部分
“每個人都在自己的葡萄樹和無花果樹下”:自由之夢
奴隸製:自由的虛偽
心靈、靈魂、思想和力量的暴政:自由之死
結論:自由的複活
全球影響力聖經
約書亞擔任全球影響力聖經的概念開發者和高級編輯,這是華盛頓特區新聖經博物館出版的第一本聖經。
全球影響力聖經是探索有史以來最暢銷書的深遠影響、曆史意義和影響力的最全麵和發人深省的資源之一。通過超過 900 篇文章,這本四色、插圖豐富的聖經將聖經作為強有力的活文本,使其煥發活力。《全球影響聖經》鼓舞人心且通俗易懂,揭示了聖經對我們的生活和世界產生影響的許多令人驚訝的方式。使用英語標準版 (ESV) 翻譯。
包括超過 900 篇四色、插圖文章,揭示了聖經對科學和醫學、教育和讀寫能力、政府和政治、探索和商業、藝術和娛樂、語言和人際關係的影響。
The Original Argument(紐約時報暢銷書排名第一)
Joshua 對我們國家的日益關注促使他采取行動,當時還在上大學的他,就受到啟發,將由開國元勳亞曆山大·漢密爾頓、詹姆斯·麥迪遜和約翰·傑伊撰寫的著名聯邦黨人文集“翻譯”成當代英語,以便更多美國人能夠理解它們——他知道他必須把它們交給 Glenn Beck。
通過一係列非凡的天意事件(您可以在此處聽到),他成功了,並與格倫合作撰寫了《最初的論點:聯邦黨人為憲法辯護,21 世紀改編》,該書以約書亞的手稿為基礎。這本書後來成為《紐約時報》暢銷書排行榜第一名。
除了最重要的論文的“翻譯”外,還有多位作者撰寫的短文,解釋了這些論文的重要性。
精選聯邦黨人文集
聯邦黨人文集第 1、2、9-12、17、23、28、32-33、36-37、39、41-47、51、56-58、62、68-69、71、78、80、84-85 號
上帝、以色列和你:一位忠實上帝的醜聞故事
《上帝、以色列和你》由他的一位密友、以色列專家邁克爾·奧尼弗合著,為一個過度飽和和過度政治化的話題——以色列/巴勒斯坦陰謀——提供了一個新穎而深刻的視角。
衝突。這本書邀請你誠實而勇敢地思考以色列,並且特別針對千禧一代。《上帝、以色列和你》不是以我們與他們的心態來處理問題,而是揭示了一位參與其中並通過像你我這樣有缺陷的人來工作並弄髒雙手的上帝。
以色列/巴勒斯坦衝突是一個日益兩極化的話題。年輕基督徒對以色列的支持正在以驚人的速度下降。個人敘述的力量將情感置於信息之上,關於以色列的結論往往缺乏曆史和意識形態背景,以及培養聖經世界觀的好處。結果是對聖經正義的膚淺理解和缺乏智慧的同情。
上帝、以色列和你試圖通過勇敢而誠實地看待耶穌、他在救贖曆史中的參與以及這種互動與今天這些問題的關係來彌合差距。它強調了上帝對猶太人和巴勒斯坦人的救贖目的,以及我們如何才能融入上帝的故事,而不是試圖創造我們自己的故事,從而為以色列辯護。
思想、心靈和靈魂:知識分子和通往羅馬的道路
在一係列引人入勝的采訪中,一位天主教徒(羅伯特·P·喬治)和一位成年皈依者(R·J·斯內爾)講述了 16 位皈依者的故事,他們都是各自領域的公共知識分子或領軍人物,都為教會生活做出了重大貢獻。約書亞是本書的采訪對象之一,有一章專門講述他的皈依故事。
《思想、心靈和靈魂》是新一代的一本《真相的驚喜》。它將重振天主教徒的信仰,回答那些有眼光的人進入教會時可能遇到的問題和障礙……由那些有同樣問題和同樣道路的人撰寫。
雖然有些皈依者很出名,但他們的故事卻鮮為人知。他們在這裏為自己說話,提供信仰的理由,促使這些有成就的男女信奉古老的信仰。
其中包括對主教、著名神學家和牧師、國際神學委員會成員、前大型教堂牧師、著名的反墮胎學者、哈佛大學和其他大學的教授以及記者和作家、小說家和學者的采訪。每位學者都接受了另一位著名學者的采訪,其中許多人本身就是皈依者,熟悉那些發現信仰的人的猶豫、焦慮、發現和希望。
這些皈依故事提醒我們,天主教會仍然充滿活力,能夠為新一代信徒提供答案和希望的理由,並始終得到聖靈的支持。在我們這個時代,人們很容易灰心喪氣,但上帝從不忘記召喚人們到他身邊,這些非凡的故事就是明證。
接受采訪的皈依者
詹姆斯·康利牧師——普魯登斯修女、艾倫修女、R.S.M——烏爾夫和比吉塔·埃克曼
阿德裏安·維米爾——托馬斯·約瑟夫·懷特神父、O.P.——克爾斯滕·鮑爾斯——約書亞·查爾斯
馬修·施密茨——朱莉婭·約斯特——卡琳·奧伯格——哈德利·阿克斯——蒂莫西·富勒——露西·貝克特
邁克爾·沃德——埃裏卡·巴奇奧奇——查德·C·佩克諾爾德——道格拉斯·M·博蒙特
Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church
Many Catholics have either left the Church or been scandalized by the errors or immorality rampant in her clergy. We’ve watched aghast as faithful Catholics have been restricted or punished without just cause, while those who confuse, contradict, or undermine the Faith are elevated. In this bold and urgent book, the authors notice an apparent absurdity: those most disciplined by the Church at this time are often least deserving of correction. This protracted state of confusion and injustice, plain for all to see, has shaken the faith of millions.
Far from being just another diatribe, these absorbing pages provide a deeply illuminating historical perspective, revealing how this chaotic period in the Church is hardly unprecedented — or unpredicted. Instead, it represents a recurring feature of life in the Church throughout her history and is even a part of the divine plan. With this context, you will be able to make sense of and discover solutions to our present suffering.
You will learn:
• When to obey — and when to disobey — a priest or bishop; how several saints were purified and sanctified by unholy superiors
• What not to do when responding to the crisis of persecution in the Church
• How Christ both predicted and prefigured the sufferings of His Church at the hands of wicked prelates
• Practical ways you can respond and share the truth
• Achievable means to embolden your faith and remain obedient while correcting error
• How to talk to non-Catholics about the pandemic of filth and error in the Church
You will see how eleven of the greatest Catholics in history — canonized saints all — suffered from undeserved persecution by their superiors and even betrayal by clergy and how this suffering was part of their sanctification, serving as a heroic model for us today. You will contemplate the valor and wisdom of priests from the earliest days of the Church; of lay people from St. Joan of Arc to St. Thomas More; of religious, such as Sts. Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, and Alphonsus Liguori; and of modern-day giants, including St. Padre Pio and Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. As you travel with these remarkable characters across twenty centuries and four continents, you will see the wisdom of the divine plan and be encouraged to defend the Church through this present hour of darkness.
Additionally, you will find thorough and orthodox explanations of doctrine concerning Church authority, fraternal correction, and the virtue of obedience, as well as a practical plan to redeem our current shameful chapter in Church history. This book stands as a valuable and heartening resource for pastors, catechists, and those who seek to “counsel the doubtful” and “comfort the afflicted.”
The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization
Catholics have always known that Satan wages a constant war against the Church. But the past three centuries have witnessed a far more radical onslaught than ever before, leading to a rapid and universal apostasy among formerly Christian nations. Who or what is behind this greatest of all apostasies from the Catholic Church? According to this prophetic book, it is Freemasonry.
Originally published by Monsignor George Dillon, DD, in 1885 in response to Pope Leo XIII’s call to “tear away the mask from Freemasonry,” The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization lays out the facts of Freemasonry, its history, and its anti-Christic ideology. Though written over 130 years ago, it remains stunningly relevant. Monsignor Dillon details the Masonic plot to de-Christianize the world through the separation of Church and state, “democratic” ideology, religious indifferentism, civil marriage and easy divorce laws, secularized education, the encouragement of moral decay among the population, the destruction of the temporal and spiritual authority of the pope, all animated by an atheistic Socialist, Communist, and ultimately pantheistic ideology of nature worship that will climax with the arrival of the antichrist. The result was considered so trustworthy that Pope Leo XIII endorsed it and paid for its translation and printing in Italian.
This cannot be dismissed as a “conspiracy theory.”
But as Monsignor Dillon makes clear, the duty of Catholics in light of this war of the antichrist with the Church and Christian civilization remains constant: to love God above all, our neighbors as ourselves, and to confront evil wherever we find it—first within ourselves, and then in the world around us. Only by bearing the cross with Our Lord during these dark days can we secure salvation for ourselves and others.
The Faith and Liberty Bible offers 813 articles and quotations from people in American history who have drawn on the Bible in their work and writings. Each piece is annotated and reviewed by a team of scholars of American history, law, and religion and placed near a biblical passage it quotes.
As a reference (including an index of Bible citations and allusions) it will help you discover new depths to history as you uncover the significant influence of the Bible on the American experience.
But the Faith and Liberty Bible also invites you into your own encounter with the Bible’s message in the company of the parents, leaders, writers, educators, and reformers whose lives and work it has touched.
The articles are organized by six values—faith, liberty, justice, unity, hope, and love—and ten topical tracks from Liberty and Law to Education and Virtue to Slavery and Abolition.
Discover how, in the American experience, faith guides liberty toward justice.
Liberty’s Secrets: The Lost Wisdom of America’s Founders (#1 Amazon Bestseller)
Written during his first year of law school, Liberty’s Secrets: The Lost Wisdom of America’s Founders is the magnum opus of Joshua’s recently completed 20’s, and was the result of 5 years of in-depth research into the writings of the Founders.
As he wrote in the Introduction:
I wrote this book for one reason, and one reason only: to reintroduce my fellow countrymen to the Founders of our country and the vision of a free society they articulated, defended, and constructed, in their own words.
Recognizing that in a world of 24/7 news, Tweets, and never-ending entertainment, an in-depth study of the Founders would be out of reach for most Americas, Joshua sought to bring the Founders’ vision to them. He has frequently described this book as “the biography of an idea.” With over 1,000+ quotes from only original sources, Joshua brilliantly weaves together the words of the Founders on issues such as the heart of the American Revolution, the nature of liberty, the purpose of government, what maintains liberty, the thorny issue of slavery, and what causes liberty to be lost. The reader will be stunned by the relevance of the Founders’ insights to today. The result is a coherent narrative that he hopes inspires his fellow citizens to go deeper, to pick up the dusty, but not forgotten writings of the Founders, and rediscover in all their glory the inheritance they left us.
The choice is ours—and with it, the fate of our Republic.
Chapters
Founding Prophets: Human Nature and History
What is Liberty?
Government of the People: Liberty’s Protector
The Constitution: Liberty’s Charter
Religion, Virtue, and Morality: Liberty’s Sentinels, Part I
Knowledge and Education: Liberty’s Sentinels, Part II
”Every Man under His Own Vine and Fig Tree”: Liberty’s Dream
Slavery: Liberty’s Hypocrisy
Tyranny of the Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength: Liberty’s Death
Conclusion: Liberty’s Resurrection
Global Impact Bible
Joshua served as the Concept Developer and Senior Editor for the Global Impact Bible, which was the first Bible published by the new Museum of the Bible, in Washington, D.C.
The Global Impact Bible is one of the most comprehensive and thought-provoking resources for exploring the deep impact, historical significance, and influence of the best-selling book of all time. Through more than 900 articles, this 4-color, highly illustrated Bible illuminates and enlivens the Bible as powerful living text. Inspirational and reader-friendly, the Global Impact Bible sheds light on the many surprising ways the Bible has influenced our lives and our world. Uses the English Standard Version (ESV) translation.
Includes over 900 four-color, illustrated articles revealing the Bible's influence on: science & medicine; education & literacy; government & politics; exploration & commerce; arts & entertainment; languages, and human relations.
The Original Argument (#1 NYT Bestseller)
Moved to action by his increasing concern for our nation, Joshua, while still in college, was inspired to take the famed Federalist Papers, written by Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, and “translate” them into contemporary English so that more Americans could understand them—and he knew he had to get them to Glenn Beck.
Through a remarkable series of providential events you can hear about here, he succeeded, and would go on to co-author The Original Argument: The Federalists’ Case for the Constitution, Adapted for the 21st Century with Glenn, which was based on Joshua’s manuscript. The book would go on to be a #1 New York Times Bestseller.
Alongside the “translations” of the most important papers are short essays written by various authors explaining the importance of those papers.
Featured Federalist Papers
Federalist Nos. 1, 2, 9-12, 17, 23, 28, 32-33, 36-37, 39, 41-47, 51, 56-58, 62, 68-69, 71, 78, 80, 84-85
God, Israel, and You: The Scandalous Story of a Faithful God
Co-authored with one of his close friends, Israel-expert Michael Onifer, God, Israel and You offers a fresh and insightful perspective on an over-saturated and over politicized subject—the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The book invites you to think honestly and courageously about Israel, and is specifically geared toward Millennials. Rather than coming at the issues with an us-versus-them mentality, God, Israel, and You reveals a God who is involved and gets His hands dirty by working through flawed people like you and me.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is an increasingly polarized topic. Support for Israel among younger Christians is dropping at an alarming rate. The power of personal narrative elevates emotion over information, and conclusions about Israel often lack historic and ideological context, as well as the benefits of a cultivated biblical world view. The result is a shallow understanding of biblical justice, and compassion void of wisdom.
God, Israel, and You attempts to bridge the gap by providing a courageous and honest look at Jesus, His involvement throughout redemptive history, and how that interaction relates to these issues today. It makes the case for Israel by highlighting God’s redemptive purposes for both Jews and Palestinians, and how, instead of attempting to create our own stories, we can actually fit into God’s story.
Mind, Heart, & Soul: Intellectuals and The Path to Rome
In a series of fascinating interviews, a cradle Catholic (Robert P. George) and an adult convert (R. J. Snell) offer the stories of sixteen converts, each a public intellectual or leading voice in their respective fields, and each making a significant contribution to the life of the Church. Joshua was included among those interviewed for this book, and has a chapter devoted to his conversion story.
Mind, Heart, and Soul is a Surprised by Truth for a new generation. It will both reinvigorate the faith of Catholics, and answer the questions and address the hurdles those discerning entering the Church may have…by people who have had the same questions and the same road.
While some of the converts are well-known, their stories are not. Here they speak for themselves, providing the reasons for belief that prompted these accomplished men and women to embrace the ancient faith.
Included are interviews with a bishop, a leading theologian and priest, a member of the International Theological Commission, a former megachurch pastor, a prominent pro-life scholar, professors from Harvard and other universities, as well as journalists and writers, novelists and scholars. Each are interviewed by another leading scholar, many of whom are themselves converts and familiar with the hesitations, anxieties, discoveries, and hopes of those who discover the Faith.
These conversion stories remind us that the Catholic Church retains her vitality, able to provide answers and reasons for hope to new generations of believers, always sustained by the Holy Spirit. It is all too-easy to become discouraged in our day and age, but God never fails to call people to Himself, as evidenced by these remarkable stories.
Converts Interviewed
Rev. James D. Conley—Sister Prudence, Allen, R.S.M—Ulf and Birgitta Ekman
Adrian Vermeule—Father Thomas Joseph White, O.P.—Kirsten Powers—Joshua Charles
Matthew Schmitz—Julia Yost—Karin Oberg—Hadley Arkes—Timothy Fuller—Lucy Beckett
Michael Ward—Erika Bachiochi—Chad C. Pecknold—Douglas M. Beaumont