Chalcedon Foundation

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Part of the series on Christian Reconstruction
Ideas
Biblical Theology Church & State Minarchism Postmillennialism Presuppositionalism Theonomy Young Earth
Advocates
R. J. Rushdoony Greg Bahnsen Gary North Gary DeMar Kenneth Gentry David Chilton
Former advocates
James B. Jordan Peter Leithart Andrew Sandlin
Organizations
American Vision Chalcedon Foundation
Influences
Abraham Kuyper Francis Schaeffer Cornelius Van Til Ludwig von Mises
Financiers
Howard Ahmanson Jr
Critics
TheocracyWatch Chip Berlet/PRA Chris Hedges
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The Chalcedon Foundation is the name for the Christian Reconstructionist organization founded by Rousas John Rushdoony. It has also included well-known theologians such as Gary North, who later founded his own organization, the Institute for Christian Economics and is considered to be a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Many people accuse the group of promoting theocracy.

According to the group's web site: "We believe that the whole Word of God must be applied to all of life. It is not only our duty as individuals, families and churches to be Christian, but it is also the duty of the state, the school, the arts and sciences, law, economics, and every other sphere to be under Christ the King. Nothing is exempt from His dominion. We must live by His Word, not our own."

[edit] History

Summer 1965: The Chalcedon Foundation was officially founded by R. J. Rushdoony.

1971: Gary North is hired part time.

1973: Greg Bahnsen hired. Gary North hired full-time.

1976: Rushdoony founds Ross House Books. Gary North and Greg Bahnsen leave Chalcedon to pursue their callings elsewhere.

1977: The Chalcedon Foundation's first office building is built.

1987: The Newsletter became a magazine, the Chalcedon Report.

February 8, 2001: Founder R. J. Rushdoony dies. After Rushdoony's death, the organization was taken over by his son Mark Rushdoony, who continues to run the organization.