David Alton

Catholic Heroes of Civil and Human Rights

History & Biography

“In 1956, the future President JF Kennedy published his Profiles in Courage. It set out to show that, despite individual frailties, politics could still produce people of courage and integrity. A similar approach is adopted in this 2024 biographical collection which profiles individual Catholics who have championed civil and human rights. It’s good to be challenged not to become incapacitated by our self-evident human weakness; reminded of ordinary men and women have heroically responded to Jesus' call to be “salt and light”; to see how others have become fearless voices for the voiceless real "signs of contradiction” in society which St. John Paul II urged Catholic to become.”

God's Double Agent

History & Biography

“Bob Fu’s story is a gripping and inspiring account of courage and endurance. His personal experience of China’s struggle for democracy, religious freedom, free speech, and human rights—particularly coercive population control—makes this an indispensable book, especially for anyone who admires China and its people and who yearns for reform and change. I feel privileged to have had a small walk-on part in what is a story of suffering tempered by hope.”

The Politics of Inclusive Pluralism

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Bob Fu is brave and thoughtful. His personal experience of the cruelty and ideology of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has shaped his outlook and helped him to develop ideas about what a reformed and open China—worthy of its great people—might look like. The pluralistic architecture of Baorong Duoyuan would embed diversity, protect identity, and guarantee so many of the human rights so frequently denied by the CCP—including religious freedom and political dissent. The Politics of Inclusive Pluralism is a much needed roadmap for the future and few are better equipped to chart the way than Bob Fu.”