Reason and Politics

In Reason and Politics, Rushdoony argues that modern thought has distorted humanity by redefining man as an autonomous, rational, and political animal, replacing his identity as a creature made in God’s image and turning politics into a false means of salvation. This shift exalted reason as the supreme judge, politicized all of life, marginalized women and families, and reduced most men to “human cattle” needing re-creation through statist education and scientific planning. By severing man from Christianity and subordinating family, church, and faith to the state, modern society sought to remake humanity through politics and science. Yet Rushdoony sees a growing counter-movement in Christian schools and families, signaling a decisive conflict between statism and biblical faith, a struggle ultimately governed not by human power but by the sovereign purpose of the triune God. #ReasonAndPolitics #Rushdoony #ChristianWorldview #Statism #BiblicalAuthority #FaithAndCulture #ChristianEducation #GodsSovereignty