Rousas John Rushdoony
Rousas John Rushdoony was an 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.
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- New York City
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- University of California, BerkeleyPacific School of Religion
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1916
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