Joshua Charles 书籍 思想

Joshua Charles 书籍 思想

Joshua Charles 自传

https://www.joshuatcharles.com/about?

https://www.facebook.com/joshuatcharles/

欢迎来到我的网站！我不喜欢谈论自己，但我想我自己网站上的传记概述应该是一个例外。

我是一名天主教皈依者，纽约时报畅销书第一名作者，前白宫演讲撰稿人，历史学家，学者，演说家和古典钢琴家。我对神学、哲学和历史充满热情。我是基督教文明的倡导者和捍卫者，也是天主教信仰的倡导者和捍卫者，我于 2018 年在思想上皈依天主教，并于 2019 年正式皈依（即与教会完全共融）。我的皈依故事出现在 2018 年出版的《思想、心灵和灵魂：知识分子和通往罗马的道路》一书中，由普林斯顿大学教授 Robert P. George 和 R.J. Snell 编辑。我的坚振圣人是安提阿的圣伊格内修斯，他是使徒的门徒，于公元 107 年在罗马斗兽场殉道。他让我这个以前是新教徒的人看到了古老天主教信仰的现实和真理。我正在写一个关于我皈依天主教及其原因的博客，名为《成为天主教徒》。

我的人生目标是成为一名圣人。为了实现这一终极目标，我的“职业”目标是“让智慧普及”。这最终意味着最高的智慧——对上帝的爱——但也包括所有次要的智慧，包括哲学、政治、历史等。我努力将“伟大传统”——人类历史上伟大思想和英雄的智慧，尤其是基督教文明的智慧——带给尽可能多的人，尤其是年轻人。我是一个充满激情的真理探索者——既研究原始历史资料，也在世界各地进行实地研究。我了解到主流叙事通常是错误的；真相比我们大多数人意识到的更美丽、更出人意料——有时也更黑暗。

我曾撰写和合著过几本畅销书。我的第一本书《最初的论据：联邦党人对宪法的辩护》（西蒙与舒斯特出版社，2011 年）是与 Glenn Beck 合著的，也是《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜第一名。我的第二本书《自由的秘密：美国开国元勋失落的智慧》（WND 出版社，2015 年）是亚马逊多个类别的畅销书排行榜第一名。我还与他人合著了《上帝、以色列和你：一个忠实上帝的丑闻故事》（WND 出版社，2016 年）。我曾担任《全球影响力圣经》（圣经博物馆，2017 年）的概念开发人员和高级编辑。这本“研究圣经”几乎每一页都通过引文、故事和图片展示了圣经对艺术、政治、音乐、教育等的深远影响。同样，我是《信仰与自由圣经》（美国圣经协会，2021 年）的创作者和高级编辑，该书同样通过引文、故事和图片强调了信仰和圣经在美国历史中的作用。

我是《敌基督与教会和基督教文明之战》（TAN，2023 年）的编辑，这本书是 1885 年由牧师乔治·狄龙 (George Dillon) 撰写的一本书的再版。虽然这本书写于近 140 年前，但它对共济会将世界非基督教化的阴谋的概述读起来就像预言一样。它得到了教皇利奥十三世的认可。作为编辑，我在整个作品中添加了许多解释性脚注，纠正了原始手稿中的一些小错误，并撰写了一篇广泛的介绍，概述了共济会的哲学以及教会对它的警告。

我与前白宫同事、天主教皈依者亚历克·托雷斯 (Alec Torres) 合著了《内部迫害：圣徒如何忍受教会危机》(Sophia Institute Press, 2023)。我们描述了十二位被教会内部势力迫害的圣徒的生活，并反思了他们的故事对当今天主教徒的教训。

即将出版的一本书将与天主教神学家和新教皈依者斯科特·哈恩博士合著，名为《建在沙地上？基督教阴影下的美国建国》(St. Paul Center, 2024)。这本书将从天主教的角度对美国建国进行深入分析，赞扬美国秩序的众多有益元素，同时对其他元素进行强有力的神学、哲学和历史批判。

我还为各种政治、企业和非营利组织撰写或代写演讲、书籍和文章。我的作品曾出现在福克斯新闻、华尔街日报、基督邮报、塞勒姆广播网、CBN、耶路撒冷邮报、以色列时报、联邦党人、The Stream、华盛顿时报、WND、PragerU、The Blaze、Catholic Vote、Regnery Publishing 等媒体上。一些客户和项目来自西蒙舒斯特、美国圣经协会、推进美国自由、里根图书馆、信仰与自由探索中心、Hobby Lobby、Worthy Books、Philos Project、WND Books、TAN Books、索菲亚学院出版社、圣保罗中心、耶路撒冷司法研究所、威廉杰瑟普大学、大使广告、K-Love 电台、Gatestone I 等组织

研究所、中东论坛、水星广播艺术、扶轮社、托马斯莫尔学院、阿什兰大学、科罗拉多基督教大学、摄政大学、鹰论坛等。

在白宫任职期间，总统 1776 咨询委员会邀请我为 2021 年 1 月发布的《1776 报告》做出贡献。

我拥有钢琴演奏本科学位（我是一名钢琴演奏家，曾在美国和欧洲各地演出，包括为两位最高法院法官演出）、政府硕士学位和全球政治证书以及法学博士学位（法学学位）。我曾是以色列体验学者、Tikvah 研究员和国家政策委员会成员。我还担任佛罗里达州迈阿密花园圣托马斯大学的利奥十三世天主教资本主义、社会主义和共产主义教学研究员，以及费城美国圣经协会“信仰与自由探索中心”学者顾问委员会的学者。

我住在加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托地区。

我的许多朋友都把我描述为“文艺复兴人”。事实上，我只从几件事中找到了幸福：信仰、家庭、朋友、书籍和旅行（我去过除南极洲以外的所有大陆）。

自由的秘密：美国创始人失落的智慧

https://www.amazon.com/Libertys-Secrets-Wisdom-Americas-Founders/dp/1938067592

作者 Joshua Charles (Author) 2015 年 6 月 30 日

当世界上许多人都对美国抱有轻蔑和不信任的态度时，我们是时候冷静、严肃地审视一下我们变成了什么样子了。约翰·亚当斯说：“我们的宪法只为有道德和宗教信仰的人民而制定。它完全不适合任何其他国家的政府。”我们已经偏离了我们明确的道德起点，变成了一种自我陶醉、自我崇拜的文化。我们试图设定自己的标准，尽管托马斯·潘恩警告说：“人类不能创造、发明或设计原则。他只能发现它们，他应该通过发现来寻找作者。”

当我们的社会庆祝那些坚持自己信念的人遭受不公正对待时，我们很难忘记约翰·亚当斯的话，他写道：“正义是基督徒的伟大责任，也是道德责任。”随着我们文化中许多领域的美德衰落——从舞台上的扭臀舞到大学里的作弊丑闻，再到咄咄逼人的银行家的企业盗窃——我们应该听从乔治·华盛顿的警告：“自由，当它堕落为放荡时，就会产生混乱，并经常以暴政或某种悲惨的灾难告终。”

《自由的秘密》以前所未有的方式向读者展示了开国元勋们。他们相信上帝、犹太教-基督教价值观，以及宗教的自由和必要性，以便建立一个自由和繁荣的社会。他们相信新闻自由，并知道，正如约翰·亚当斯所说，“当一个民族被腐蚀时，新闻可能会成为彻底毁灭他们的引擎。”他们相信有限政府、强有力的教育和私有财产。

读《自由的秘密》就像坐在前排，观看这些领导人讨论生活和社会的深刻问题的国会和大会。查尔斯整理了所有开国元勋的著作，在《自由的秘密》中，他们深刻而又被忽略的见解被揭露，深入探讨了在我们最需要恢复自由社会的时候，对维护自由社会最重要的主题。通过这种方式，《自由的秘密》让读者能够利用开国元勋的知识和理解来消除目前正在破坏美国自由的文化神话。

我们很难不去想灾难是否已经降临到我们头上。如果说一个国家曾经有过成长的时机，那么现在就是时候。是时候恢复我们开国元勋的道德和准则了。是时候重新发现自由的秘密了。

内部迫害：圣徒如何度过教会危机

Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church

许多天主教徒要么离开了教会，要么对教会神职人员中猖獗的错误或不道德行为感到震惊。我们惊恐地看到，虔诚的天主教徒无缘无故地受到限制或惩罚，而那些混淆、反驳或破坏信仰的人却得到了提升。在这本大胆而紧迫的书中，作者注意到了一个明显的荒谬之处：当时受到教会最严厉惩戒的人往往最不值得纠正。这种长期的混乱和不公正状态显而易见，动摇了数百万人的信仰。

这些引人入胜的篇章远非又一篇长篇大论，而是提供了一个深刻的历史视角，揭示了教会的这个混乱时期并非史无前例——也不是不可预测的。相反，它代表了教会历史上反复出现的生活特征，甚至是神圣计划的一部分。有了这些背景知识，您将能够理解并找到解决我们当前苦难的方法。

您将学习：

• 何时服从——何时不服从——牧师或主教；几位圣徒是如何被邪恶的上级净化和圣化的

• 在应对教会迫害危机时不该做什么

• 基督如何预言和预示他的教会在邪恶主教手中遭受的苦难

• 回应和分享真相的实用方法

• 可行的方法来鼓舞你的信仰，在纠正错误的同时保持服从

• 如何与非天主教徒谈论教会中污秽和错误的流行

您将看到历史上最伟大的 11 位天主教徒——他们都被封为圣徒——如何遭受上级不应有的迫害，甚至遭到神职人员的背叛，以及这种苦难如何成为他们圣化的一部分，成为我们今天的英雄榜样。您将深思教会早期神父的英勇和智慧；从圣女贞德到圣托马斯莫尔的平信徒；修女，如阿维拉的圣德肋撒、十字若望和阿方索·利古里；以及现代巨人，包括圣帕德里·皮奥和富尔顿·J·辛大主教。当您与这些非凡人物一起穿越二十个世纪和四大洲时，您将看到神圣计划的智慧，并受到鼓舞，在当前的黑暗时刻捍卫教会。

此外，您还将找到有关教会权威、兄弟纠正和服从美德的教义的全面和正统解释，以及挽救我们目前教会历史上可耻篇章的实用计划。这本书是牧师、教理讲授者以及那些寻求“劝告怀疑者”和“安慰受苦者”的人的宝贵和令人振奋的资源。

反基督者与教会和基督教文明的战争

The War of the Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization

天主教徒一直都知道撒旦不断与教会作战。但过去三个世纪见证了前所未有的激进攻击，导致前基督教国家迅速而普遍地叛教。谁或什么在天主教会所有最大的叛教事件背后？根据这本预言书，是共济会。

《反基督者与教会和基督教文明的战争》最初由乔治·狄龙蒙席于 1885 年出版，以响应教皇利奥十三世“撕下共济会面具”的号召，书中列出了共济会的事实、历史和反基督教意识形态。虽然写于 130 多年前，但仍然具有惊人的现实意义。狄龙主教详述了共济会通过政教分离、“民主”意识形态、宗教冷漠主义、民事婚姻和宽松离婚法、世俗化教育、鼓励民众道德沦丧、摧毁教皇的世俗和精神权威，使世界非基督教化的阴谋，所有这些都是由无神论的社会主义、共产主义和最终泛神论的自然崇拜意识形态所推动的，而这种意识形态将在反基督者的到来时达到高潮。人们认为这一结果是如此可信，以至于教皇利奥十三世认可了它，并出资将其翻译和印刷成意大利语。

这不能被斥为“阴谋论”。

但正如狄龙主教所明确指出的那样，鉴于反基督者与教会和基督教文明之间的这场战争，天主教徒的责任始终不变：爱上帝胜过一切，爱邻如己，无论在哪里发现邪恶，都要与之对抗——首先是我们自己，然后是周围的世界。只有在这些黑暗的日子里与我们的主一起背负十字架，我们才能为自己和他人获得救赎。

信仰与自由圣经

Faith and Liberty Bible

信仰与自由圣经提供了 813 篇文章和美国历史上在工作和著作中引用圣经的人物的名言。每篇文章都由美国历史、法律、

和宗教，并放在它引用的圣经段落旁边。

作为参考（包括圣经引文和典故索引），它将帮助您发现历史的新深度，因为您会发现圣经对美国经验的重大影响。

但是，《信仰与自由圣经》还邀请您与父母、领导人、作家、教育家和改革者一起，在他们生活和工作受到圣经影响的陪伴下，亲自体验圣经的信息。

文章按六个价值观组织——信仰、自由、正义、团结、希望和爱——以及从自由与法律到教育和美德再到奴隶制和废除的十个主题轨道。

发现在美国经验中，信仰如何引导自由走向正义。

自由的秘密：美国开国者失落的智慧（亚马逊畅销书第一名）

Liberty’s Secrets: The Lost Wisdom of America’s Founders (#1 Amazon Bestseller)

《自由的秘密：美国开国者失落的智慧》是 Joshua 在法学院一年级时写的巨作，也是他 20 多岁时的代表作，是他 5 年深入研究开国者著作的成果。

正如他在引言中写道：

我写这本书只有一个原因：重新向我的同胞介绍我们国家的开国者，以及他们用自己的语言表达、捍卫和构建的自由社会愿景。

Joshua 意识到，在一个 24/7 新闻、推文和永无止境的娱乐的世界里，对开国者进行深入研究对大多数美国人来说是遥不可及的，因此他试图将开国者们的愿景带给他们。他经常将这本书描述为“一个想法的传记”。书中引用了 1,000 多条仅来自原始资料的引文，巧妙地将建国先驱们对美国革命的核心、自由的本质、政府的目的、维护自由的因素、棘手的奴隶制问题以及导致自由丧失的原因等问题的论述编织在一起。读者会惊讶于建国先驱们的见解与今天的相关性。最终形成了一个连贯的叙述，他希望这能激励他的同胞们更深入地去阅读那些尘封但并未被遗忘的建国先驱们的著作，并在他们留给我们的所有荣耀中重新发现他们留给我们的遗产。

选择权在我们手中——而我们的共和国的命运也由我们决定。

章节
建国先知：人性和历史
什么是自由？
人民政府：自由的保护者
宪法：自由的宪章
宗教、美德和道德：自由的哨兵，第一部分
知识和教育：自由的哨兵，第二部分
“每个人都在自己的葡萄树和无花果树下”：自由之梦
奴隶制：自由的虚伪
心灵、灵魂、思想和力量的暴政：自由之死
结论：自由的复活

全球影响力圣经

Global Impact Bible

约书亚担任全球影响力圣经的概念开发者和高级编辑，这是华盛顿特区新圣经博物馆出版的第一本圣经。

全球影响力圣经是探索有史以来最畅销书的深远影响、历史意义和影响力的最全面和发人深省的资源之一。通过超过 900 篇文章，这本四色、插图丰富的圣经将圣经作为强有力的活文本，使其焕发活力。《全球影响圣经》鼓舞人心且通俗易懂，揭示了圣经对我们的生活和世界产生影响的许多令人惊讶的方式。使用英语标准版 (ESV) 翻译。

包括超过 900 篇四色、插图文章，揭示了圣经对科学和医学、教育和读写能力、政府和政治、探索和商业、艺术和娱乐、语言和人际关系的影响。

The Original Argument（纽约时报畅销书排名第一）

The Original Argument (#1 NYT Bestseller)

Joshua 对我们国家的日益关注促使他采取行动，当时还在上大学的他，就受到启发，将由开国元勋亚历山大·汉密尔顿、詹姆斯·麦迪逊和约翰·杰伊撰写的著名联邦党人文集“翻译”成当代英语，以便更多美国人能够理解它们——他知道他必须把它们交给 Glenn Beck。

通过一系列非凡的天意事件（您可以在此处听到），他成功了，并与格伦合作撰写了《最初的论点：联邦党人为宪法辩护，21 世纪改编》，该书以约书亚的手稿为基础。这本书后来成为《纽约时报》畅销书排行榜第一名。

除了最重要的论文的“翻译”外，还有多位作者撰写的短文，解释了这些论文的重要性。

精选联邦党人文集
联邦党人文集第 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 号

上帝、以色列和你：一位忠实上帝的丑闻故事

God, Israel, and You: The Scandalous Story of a Faithful God

《上帝、以色列和你》由他的一位密友、以色列专家迈克尔·奥尼弗合著，为一个过度饱和和过度政治化的话题——以色列/巴勒斯坦阴谋——提供了一个新颖而深刻的视角。

冲突。这本书邀请你诚实而勇敢地思考以色列，并且特别针对千禧一代。《上帝、以色列和你》不是以我们与他们的心态来处理问题，而是揭示了一位参与其中并通过像你我这样有缺陷的人来工作并弄脏双手的上帝。

以色列/巴勒斯坦冲突是一个日益两极化的话题。年轻基督徒对以色列的支持正在以惊人的速度下降。个人叙述的力量将情感置于信息之上，关于以色列的结论往往缺乏历史和意识形态背景，以及培养圣经世界观的好处。结果是对圣经正义的肤浅理解和缺乏智慧的同情。

上帝、以色列和你试图通过勇敢而诚实地看待耶稣、他在救赎历史中的参与以及这种互动与今天这些问题的关系来弥合差距。它强调了上帝对犹太人和巴勒斯坦人的救赎目的，以及我们如何才能融入上帝的故事，而不是试图创造我们自己的故事，从而为以色列辩护。

思想、心灵和灵魂：知识分子和通往罗马的道路

Mind, Heart, & Soul: Intellectuals and The Path to Rome

在一系列引人入胜的采访中，一位天主教徒（罗伯特·P·乔治）和一位成年皈依者（R·J·斯内尔）讲述了 16 位皈依者的故事，他们都是各自领域的公共知识分子或领军人物，都为教会生活做出了重大贡献。约书亚是本书的采访对象之一，有一章专门讲述他的皈依故事。

《思想、心灵和灵魂》是新一代的一本《真相的惊喜》。它将重振天主教徒的信仰，回答那些有眼光的人进入教会时可能遇到的问题和障碍……由那些有同样问题和同样道路的人撰写。

虽然有些皈依者很出名，但他们的故事却鲜为人知。他们在这里为自己说话，提供信仰的理由，促使这些有成就的男女信奉古老的信仰。

其中包括对主教、著名神学家和牧师、国际神学委员会成员、前大型教堂牧师、著名的反堕胎学者、哈佛大学和其他大学的教授以及记者和作家、小说家和学者的采访。每位学者都接受了另一位著名学者的采访，其中许多人本身就是皈依者，熟悉那些发现信仰的人的犹豫、焦虑、发现和希望。

这些皈依故事提醒我们，天主教会仍然充满活力，能够为新一代信徒提供答案和希望的理由，并始终得到圣灵的支持。在我们这个时代，人们很容易灰心丧气，但上帝从不忘记召唤人们到他身边，这些非凡的故事就是明证。

接受采访的皈依者

詹姆斯·康利牧师——普鲁登斯修女、艾伦修女、R.S.M——乌尔夫和比吉塔·埃克曼
阿德里安·维米尔——托马斯·约瑟夫·怀特神父、O.P.——克尔斯滕·鲍尔斯——约书亚·查尔斯
马修·施密茨——朱莉娅·约斯特——卡琳·奥伯格——哈德利·阿克斯——蒂莫西·富勒——露西·贝克特
迈克尔·沃德——埃里卡·巴奇奥奇——查德·C·佩克诺尔德——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.

 Faith and Liberty Bible

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