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R. J. Rushdoony
American philosopher and theologian (1916–2001)
R. J. Rushdoony
Rousas John Rushdoony (April 25, 1916 – February 8, 2001) was an 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. Rushdoony was born in 1916 in New York City to Armenian immigrants who fled the Armenian genocide. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and Rushdoony said that his family had produced a priest or minister in every generation since the fourth century. The family belonged to the Armenian Apostolic Church before converting to Presbyterianism. He learned English at school while Armenian was spoken at home. He earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. in education from UC Berkeley, attended the Pacific School of Religion, and was ordained in 1944. Rushdoony and his first wife Arda served as missionaries to the Shoshone and Paiute...
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