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Joseph Pearce (born 1961) is an English-born writer, and Director of the Center for Faith and Culture〔http://www.aquinascollege.edu/joseph-pearce-director-faith-culture-writer-residence/〕 at Aquinas College (Tennessee) in Nashville, Tennessee. Previously he had comparable positions, from 2012–2014 at Thomas More College of Liberal Arts in Merrimack, New Hampshire, from 2001–2004 at Ave Maria College in Ypsilanti, Michigan and from 2004–2012 at Ave Maria College in Ave Maria, Florida. He is known for a number of literary biographies, many of Catholic figures. Formerly aligned with the National Front, a white nationalist political party, he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1989, repudiated his earlier views, and now writes from a Catholic perspective. He is a co-editor of the ''St. Austin Review'' and editor-in-chief of Sapientia Press. He also teaches Shakespearian literature for (Homeschool Connections ), an online Catholic curriculum provider. ==National Front== Pearce was born in East London, and brought up in Dagenham, England. At the age of fifteen he joined the National Front (NF), a far-right political party opposed to a multi-racial and multi-cultural United Kingdom. He was closely involved in NF organisational activities and first came to prominence in 1977 when, at the age of sixteen, he set up ''Bulldog'', the paper of the organisation. ''Bulldog'' became associated with some of the most virulent NF propaganda. In 1980, Pearce became editor of ''Nationalism Today'', in which he argued vehemently in favour of racial preservation, producing a pamphlet entitled ''Fight for Freedom!'' on this theme in 1982. Due to the white supremacist nature of his articles, Pearce was twice prosecuted under the Race Relations Act of 1976,〔Joseph Pearce, ("Race with the Devil" )〕 and served prison time in 1982 and 1985–1986.〔''Searchlight'', December 1984.〕 A close associate of Nick Griffin, they were both attacked by Martin Webster for devoting too much time to writing for the Third Position magazine ''Rising'' and not enough to their NF duties.〔N. Copsey, ''Contemporary British Fascism: The British National Party and the Quest for Legitimacy'', Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, p. 34〕 As a result, he joined Griffin in resigning from the NF in November 1983 before circulating a statement in which they complained about Webster's role in the party. The statement claimed that Pearce and Griffin were leaving to avoid a Webster-led witch hunt and it had the effect of ensuring the removal of Webster from his post as National Activities Organiser.〔Searchlight magazine, January 1984〕 Returning to the NF, Pearce became editor of ''Nationalism Today'' which supported the Political Soldier line within the NF. In this position he argued vehemently in favour of racial preservation, producing a pamphlet entitled ''Fight for Freedom!'' on this theme in 1984.〔M. Durham, 'Women and the National Front', L. Cheles, R. Ferguson & M. Vaughan (eds.), ''Neo-Fascism in Europe'', London: Longman, 1991, pp. 265-6〕 Initially an enthusiastic supporter of the Political Soldier tendency, Pearce adopted their support for ethnopluralism and on this basis contacted the Iranian Embassy in London in 1984 to try to secure funding for the NF, although it came to nothing.〔Ray Hill with Andrew Bell, ''The Other Face of Terror'', London: Grafton, 1988, p. 254〕 However, as time went on Pearce, who came from a working-class background and so was much more popular with NF skinheads than the rest of the university-educated Political Soldiers, became disillusioned with the lack of electoral activity and moved towards Andrew Brons. Before long Pearce became a full member of the Flag Group and was expelled along with the rest of that group by the Official National Front in 1986. Pearce became a leading member of the new group and sought to extend their activities. A regular writer and editor for Flag Group publications, he contributed to the group's ideology, notably arguing in favour of distributism in a 1987 edition of party magazine ''Vanguard''.〔G. Gable, 'The Far Right in the United Kingdom', L. Cheles, R. Ferguson & M. Vaughan (eds.), ''Neo-Fascism in Europe'', London: Longman, 1991, p. 262〕 Earlier in his career, Pearce had even contacted John Tyndall to suggest the possibility of an alliance with the British National Party. The idea was considered by Tyndall but was ultimately rejected on the advice of Ray Hill and Charles Parker.〔R. Hill with A. Bell, ''The Other Face of Terror'', London: Grafton, 1988, pp. 173-4〕 Between 1980 and 1985, Pearce had close ties to Italian neo-fascist leader Roberto Fiore, who was on the run from charges relating to the 1980 Bologna train station bombing.〔Pearce (2013), pages 113–116.〕 As the Flag Group ran out of momentum, Pearce largely faded from the scene and took no role in the NF that emerged in 1990 under Ian Anderson. He attributes his subsequent religious conversion, from a culturally-Protestant agnosticism, to reading G. K. Chesterton, of whom he wrote a much-praised biography. He now repudiates his earlier views, saying that his racism stemmed from hatred, and that his conversion to Christian belief completely changed his outlook.〔J. Pearce, (Race with the Devil )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Pearce」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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