ABSTRACT
Christian Reconstructionism is a politically potent theology that in its forty-year history, has served as an ideological catalyst for the Christian right political movement in the United States. While professing Reconstructionists are few in number, the significance of this movement rests not in its numbers but in the power and resonance of its ideas. Laying claim to God’s covenant, the theological tradition of Calvin, and the intellectual rigor of Reformed Presbyterianism, Christian Reconstructionism has gained a pivotal, if controversial place in American evangelicalism, as it offers an explicitly theocratic view of governance and politics. As the strongest body of literature in the field, it has become a standard to which others evaluate their stance.
