Politics of Guilt & Pity
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Man has trampled God's law under foot. In doing so, he has misused himself and trampled on the God-given rights of his fellowman. He is conscious of his guilt, and seeks self-justification through self-atonement.
The author makes it perfectly clear that there is only one way of escape from present slough and despair. It is in turning in heartfelt repentance to God who has already provided atonement in the sacrifice of His Son. And true repentance includes a return to the doing of God's will as revealed in God's Word, the Bible.
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Rev. R.J. Rushdoony (1916тАУ2001), was a leading theologian, church/state expert, and author of numerous works on the application of Biblical law to society. He started the Chalcedon Foundation in 1965.┬аHis Institutes of Biblical Law (1973) began the contemporary theonomy movement which posits the validity of Biblical law as GodтАЩs standard of obedience for all. He therefore saw GodтАЩs law as the basis of the modern Christian response to the cultural decline, one he attributed to the churchтАЩs false view of GodтАЩs law being opposed to His grace. This broad Christian response he described as тАЬChristian Reconstruction.тАЭ┬аHe is credited with igniting the modern Christian school and homeschooling movements in the mid to late 20th century. He also traveled extensively lecturing and serving as an expert witness in numerous court cases regarding religious liberty. Many ministry and educational efforts that continue today, took their philosophical and Biblical roots from his lectures and books.
