Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest

Dr. Crawford Gribben speaks about his book, Survival and Resistance: Christian Reconstruction in the Pacific Northwest (Oxford University Press), in which he describes the migration of conservative evangelicals to the Northwest of the United States, where they hope to resist the impact of secular modernity and to survive an anticipated breakdown of society. Discussing figures such as R. J. Rushdoony, Douglas Wilson, and John Wesley Rawles, Gribben explains their growing theological and cultural influence and impact upon local political and economic life within the larger context of national and global trends.

Dr. Gribben is professor of the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics at Queens University, Belfast.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:01 Studying This Topic
00:13:23 Is This Distinctly an American Phenomenon?
00:19:05 Reconstruction as Opposed to Survival and Resistance
00:26:20 Rushdoony’s Influence in Reorienting Christian Education
00:30:35 The Religious Right
00:35:47 Rushdoony’s Biography
00:40:03 Theological vs. Historical and Sociological Studies
00:42:44 Migration to the Pacific Northwest
00:46:52 The Role of Publishing within the Community
00:54:20 An Expanding Cultural Reach
00:56:46 Postmillennialism and Reconstruction
01:01:10 A New Benedict?
01:05:24 Conclusion

This is Christ the Center episode 696 (https://www.reformedforum.org/ctc696)