R. J. Rushdoony

Rousas John Rushdoony (April 25, 1916 – February 8, 2001) was an Armenian-American Calvinist philosopher, historian, and theologian. He is credited as being the father of Christian Reconstructionism and an inspiration for the modern Christian homeschool movement. His followers and critics have argued that his thought exerts considerable influence on the evangelical Christian right.

R. J. Rushdoony
Born
Rousas John Rushdoony

April 25, 1916
DiedFebruary 8, 2001(2001-02-08) (aged 84)
Occupation(s)Minister, missionary, author, founder of the Chalcedon Foundation, Rutherford Institute board member
Notable workThe Institutes of Biblical Law, Chalcedon Report, Journal of Christian Reconstruction
Spouse(s)Arda Gent Rushdoony
(m. 1943, div. 1959, d. 1977)
Dorothy Barbara Ross Kirkwood Rushdoony
(m. 1962, d. 2003)
ChildrenRebecca (mother, Arda)
Joanna (mother, Arda)
Sharon (mother, Arda)
Martha (mother, Arda)
Ronald (adopted)
Mark (mother, Arda)
Theological work
LanguageEnglish
Tradition or movementChristian Philosophy
Main interestsCalvinism, Cognitive Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Politics, Psychology of Religion, Predestination, Presuppositionalism
Notable ideasChristian Reconstructionism, Christian homeschool
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