Josiah for President
A Novel
Zondervan · Print & ebook · October 3, 2012
When former Congressman Mark Stedman throws in the towel on his presidential campaign, his only choice is to return to his home state and decide how to spend the rest of his life … until he meets Josiah Stoltzfus, an Amish farmer from Pennsylvania.
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- Who it’s for
- An Amish farmer’s unlikely presidential bid brings faith and public life into lively conversation.
- Themes
- Politics and elections, Faith in public life, Leadership and common sense
- Genres
- Amish & Mennonite, Contemporary Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction
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When former Congressman Mark Stedman throws in the towel on his presidential campaign, his only choice is to return to his home state and decide how to spend the rest of his life … until he meets Josiah Stoltzfus, an Amish farmer from Pennsylvania. Stedman learns more from Josiah in a few hours than in his many years in office. He comes to the conclusion that someone like Josiah should be running the country.
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Not a career politician, but someone with a little old-fashioned common sense, someone who’s not afraid of rolling up his sleeves and getting his hands dirty. Someone like Josiah Stoltzfus. Using his old campaign headquarters for a base, Mark Stedman determines to introduce a new candidate to America. He pledges to do everything in his power to make sure Josiah gets elected. But can a plain man of faith turn the tide of politics and become the leader of America, and what will he have to risk to do it?
Plain Sense, Politics
An Amish farmer’s unlikely presidential bid brings faith and public life into lively conversation.
Come here for
- An unusual pairing of a former congressman and an Amish farmer
- A faith-shaped look at ambition and leadership
Expect
- A sustained political story about risking everything for a candidate
- Questions of common sense, service, and power
Where it sits
| Amish & Mennonite | 96% |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Christian Fiction | 49% |
| Christian Fiction | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Christian Fiction
- Christian Allegory
- Amish & Mennonite
- Authors
- Martha Bolton
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Published
- October 3, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Politics and elections · Faith in public life · Leadership and common sense
- Reading lane
- Christian Fiction