Tag Archives: Reconstruction

BUILDING GOD’S KINGDOM: Christian Reconstruction’s Influence on Homeschooling and More

Record: Julie J. Ingersoll, Building God’s Kingdom: Inside the World of Christian Reconstruction (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015) [Available Here] Summary: Ingersoll is in a unique position to write a book like this.  As a young woman she was … Continue reading

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CHRISTIAN RECONSTRUCTION: A New Biography of Rousas Rushdoony

Record: Michael J. McVicar, Christian Reconstruction: R. J. Rushdoony and American Religious Conservatism (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2015) Summary:  McVicar, who teaches in the Religion department at Florida State, here provides us with a  book-length biography of one of … Continue reading

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THE MYTH OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: A Sweeping Look at the History Behind the U.S. Culture Wars

Record: David Sehat, The Myth of American Religious Freedom (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011). Summary: Sehat is Assistant Professor of History at Georgia State University. Sehat takes one idea and traces its history from the American founding to the … Continue reading

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