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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > Christian reconstructionism
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Christian reconstructionism  

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  • Christian Reconstructionism (CR) is an evangelical Christian Fundamentalist movement formed in the mid-20th century by Rousas John Rushdoony. The tenets of CR incorporate dominion theology, John Calvin's notion of total depravity, anti-statism, the inerrancy of the Bible, and theonomy (literally God's law). [Source: The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World; Christian Reconstructionism]

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