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Christian reconstructionism is a fundamentalist Calvinist theonomic movement. [1] It developed primarily under the direction of R. J. Rushdoony , Greg Bahnsen and Gary North [ 2 ] and has had an important influence on the Christian right in the United States.
Pages in category "Christian reconstructionism" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
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 [ 3 ] and an inspiration for the modern Christian homeschool movement.
A 2011 article in The New York Times identified North as a central figure in Christian reconstructionism, the philosophy which advocates the institution of "a Christian theocracy under Old Testament law [as] the best form of government, and a radically libertarian one." [23] North wrote: "I certainly believe in biblical theocracy." [25] [26]
In Christian reconstructionism, theonomy is the idea that God provides the basis of both personal and social ethics in the Bible. Theonomic ethics asserts that the Bible has been given as the abiding standard for all human authority (individual, family, church, and civil) and that biblical law must be incorporated into a Christian theory of ...
It is the first volume of a three-volume work, also referred to by the same title, which is modeled after John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536). Together with Rushdoony's other writings, the book is the basis of Christian reconstructionism.
Reconstructionism may refer to: Christian Reconstructionism, a Calvinistic theological-political movement; Hellenic Polytheistic Reconstructionism, a revival of ancient Greek religion; Polytheistic reconstructionism, an approach to modern paganism; Reconstructionist Judaism, a modern American-based Jewish movement
A former student of Greg Bahnsen, and protégé of Gary North, he has written several books on Christian reconstructionism, apologetics, and eschatology, as well as books targeting the homeschool movement. DeMar is currently the president of The American Vision, a biblical worldview ministry. [1] He hosts "The Gary DeMar Podcast." [2]