R. J. Rushdoony

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R. J. Rushdoony was an American Calvinist theologian and leading figure in Christian Reconstructionism, known for advocating the application of biblical law to all areas of society.

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instanceOf Calvinist theologian
Christian Reconstructionist
Presbyterian minister
author
human
religious activist
theologian
burialPlace Vallecito, California
citizenship United States of America
clergyOf Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Reformed Church in America
surface form: Reformed churches in the United States
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-04-25
dateOfDeath 2001-02-08
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley
ethnicOrigin Armenian
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fieldOfWork Christian education
Christian ethics
political theology
theology
founded Chalcedon Foundation
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givenName John
Rousas
ideology Calvinism
Christian Reconstructionism
theonomy
influenced Christian Reconstructionism
surface form: Christian Reconstructionist movement

David Chilton
Gary North
Greg L. Bahnsen
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement Christian Reconstructionism
Theonomy in Christian Ethics
surface form: Theonomy
notableFor advocating application of biblical law to all areas of life
developing Christian Reconstructionist theology
influencing the Christian homeschooling movement in the United States
notableWork Politics of Guilt and Pity
The Institutes of Biblical Law
The Messianic Character of American Education
The One and the Many
occupation Presbyterian minister
lecturer
theologian
writer
placeOfBirth New York
New York City
placeOfDeath Vallecito, California
positionHeld founder of the Chalcedon Foundation
president of the Chalcedon Foundation
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Calvinism
Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Christianity
viewOnEducation criticized state-controlled public education
supported Christian homeschooling and Christian schools
viewOnLaw advocated the continuing validity of Old Testament case laws in modern society
viewOnPolitics advocated a society ordered by biblical law rather than secular humanism

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Christian right influencedBy R. J. Rushdoony