R. J. Rushdoony
R. J. Rushdoony | |
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| Born | Rousas John Rushdoony April 25, 1916 |
| Died | February 8, 2001 (aged 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, missionary, author, founder of the Chalcedon Foundation, Rutherford Institute board member |
| Notable work | The 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) |
| Children | Rebecca (mother, Arda) Joanna (mother, Arda) Sharon (mother, Arda) Martha (mother, Arda) Ronald (adopted) Mark (mother, Arda) |
| Theological work | |
| Language | English |
| Tradition or movement | Christian Philosophy |
| Main interests | Calvinism, Cognitive Metaphysics, Epistemology, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Politics, Psychology of Religion, Predestination, Presuppositionalism |
| Notable ideas | Christian Reconstructionism, Christian homeschool |
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.