The Joshua Generation and the Conservative Evangelical Agenda

The Duggar Family Secrets documentary explores the concept of the Joshua Generation, a term coined by Michael Ferris within conservative evangelicalism. The Joshua Generation refers to a group of individuals who were raised to become influential in areas where power mattered, such as politics and the legal system. The goal was to produce Christian homeschool graduates who would go on to become US senators, US presidents, and US Supreme Court justices. This agenda was influenced by the ideas of RJ Rush Dooney, who advocated for the reconstruction of American society according to God's Old Testament law. The Joshua Generation's influence can be seen in various spaces, particularly within the homeschooling movement and among conservative Presbyterian denominations. The movement's aim was to bring American society, law, and culture in line with their interpretation of the Old Testament.