Rushdoony the Philosopher and the Historian
September-October 2016
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By early 1962, my father had been a pastor for eighteen years, but his desire had always been to write. His first two books had been published and a third manuscript was completed. Years later, when near death, he gave me instruction on his unpublished work.
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The ten years I spent with Dr. Rushdoony were the most intellectually stimulating of my life.
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