Rousas John Rushdoony

Born

in New York, NY, The United States

April 25, 1916

Died

February 08, 2001

Website

http://chalcedon.edu

Genre

Christian Reconstruction, Theonomy, Postmillenialism

Influences

Greg L. Bahnsen, Gary North, Francis A. Schaeffer, Gary DeMar

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Rousas John Rushdoony was a Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian and is widely credited as the father of both Christian Reconstructionism and the modern homeschool movement. His prolific writings have exerted considerable influence on the Christian right.

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Rousas John Rushdoony’s books

Average rating: 4.3 · 2,259 ratings · 399 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Institutes of Biblical Law, Volume 1 of 3 4.24 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Law and Liberty 4.26 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1984 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Foundations of Social Order: Studies in the Creeds and Councils of the Early 4.29 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The One And The Many: Studies In The Philosophy Of Order And Ultimacy 4.23 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	By What Standard? An Analysis of the Philosophy of Cornelius Van Til 4.25 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Institutes of Biblical Law: Law And Society, Volume 2 of 3 4.26 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philosophy of the Christian Curriculum 4.42 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Biblical Philosophy of History 4.06 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Word in Season, Volume 1 4.68 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolt Against Maturity 4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1977 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Rousas John Rushdoony

A Word in Season (7 books)
by

Rousas John Rushdoony

4.75 avg rating — 116 ratings

The Journal of Christian Reconstruction (11 books)
by

Rousas John Rushdoony (Editor),

Dolly Flanagan (Editor)

3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings

Quotes by Rousas John Rushdoony

“It must be recognized that in any culture the source of law is the god of that society.”
― R.J. Rushdoony, The Institutes of Biblical Law, Volume 1 of 3

tags: bible, culture, epistemology, law, society

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“History has never been dominated by majorities, but only by dedicated minorities who stand unconditionally on their faith.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

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“To control the future requires the control of education and of the child. Hence, for Christians to tolerate statist education, or to allow their children to be trained thereby, means to renounce power in society, to renounce their children, and to deny Christ's Lordship over all of life.”
― R.J. Rushdoony

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