Blind Faith

In “Blind Faith” (Chalcedon Report No. 419), Rushdoony argues that Darwinism functions not as proven science but as a massive act of blind faith, embraced because it promises liberation from the God of Christianity rather than truth. From its rapid acceptance in 1859 to its dominance in modern education, culture, and even churches, this faith in humanistic evolution has shaped a civilization that rejects Christ’s authority and substitutes man-centered autonomy for God’s order. Rushdoony warns that such civilizations have always ended in death, noting that the twentieth century—deeply shaped by this worldview—became the bloodiest in history, with the twenty-first poised to be worse unless there is repentance. He critiques a truncated gospel that treats being “born again” as the end rather than the beginning of faith, arguing that redemption restores man to Adam’s original calling: exercising godly dominion under Christ. When the church abandons this calling, faith collapses into self-centered spirituality, leaving the world under the dominion of the fall and forcing the church to confront a decisive question about its future direction.