The Arrogance of Evil

In The Arrogance of Evil, R.J. Rushdoony exposes the bizarre moral inversion of a culture that champions criminals as victims and treats resistance to evil as injustice. Drawing from personal anecdotes and broader societal trends, he highlights how, in rejecting God's law, society has enthroned self-expression and autonomy as supreme. The result is not only growing lawlessness but also a new form of Phariseeism—self-righteousness rooted not in God’s truth, but in man’s rebellious desires. For Rushdoony, only a return to God’s law can unmask this delusion and restore genuine moral order.