Rushdoony's Critique of Calvin's Geneva
Although Rushdooony stands squarely within the theological posterity of Calvin, their political ideologies differed significantly. Calvin did teach the comprehensive nature of the Christian faith over every sphere, but he was writing much too close to Romanism to avoid an unbalanced admixture of church and state. Rushdoony's emphasis upon law and family served to restore the Biblical concept of decentralization and Christian responsibility. This did not, however, help Rushdoony avoid the slander often leveled at the historic Calvin.
