tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post4326885593780115754..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Christian Reconstruction: An Interview with Michael J. McVicar, Part 2Paul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-29992444724688820082015-07-13T20:44:44.750-06:002015-07-13T20:44:44.750-06:00The secondary literature is rife with hyperbolic h...<i>The secondary literature is rife with hyperbolic half-truths about the movement that treat it in an ahistorical manner, while the Reconstructionist literature is triumphalist, polemical, and of little historical value for assessing the organizational development of the movement. Consequently, I worked on building an open and honest exchange with Rev. Mark Rousas Rushdoony, R. J.’s son and the current president of the Chalcedon Foundation, about my research agenda. After a few months of exchanges facilitated by Chris Ortiz, the former PR man for Chalcedon, I asked Mark Rushdoony to review and comment on an essay I was writing for Public Eye, the magazine of the left-leaning Political Research Associates. When Rev. Rushdoony saw that I intended to write a richly contextualized historical study of the development of Reconstructionism and Rushdoony’s ministry, he agreed to let me into his father’s library. He allowed me complete access to the entire library, with the exception of some legal records related to his father’s divorce. </i><br /><br />Inspiring, and a model for all. Excellent interview and props to Mr. McVicar for letting his subject speak for himself sans judgment or editorial. Those given access to source documents [before they vanish!] bear great responsibility, and let's face it, access will be granted by the survivors of controversial figures such as Rushdoony only if they trust that they'll get a fair shake.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-36157682340657377552015-07-12T22:05:11.119-06:002015-07-12T22:05:11.119-06:00Thanks to both of you -- I learned a great deal fr...Thanks to both of you -- I learned a great deal from this interview and look forward to the book!John G. Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08461094355047650502noreply@blogger.com