An Informed Faith: The Position Papers of R.J. Rushdoony

Our faith should be an informed one because the God who created all things speaks to every sphere of life, and all facts should be studied in light of the revelation of God in Scripture. This is the foundation of Christian dominion. For R. J. Rushdoony, true government was the self-government of the Christian life in terms of God's law, so he wrote his position papers to better equip Christians to apply their faith to all of life. His objective was not to empower the state, or the organized church, but rather to call every person and institution to God's Word, which often put him at odds with both church and state. (Position Papers from 1979-2000)

An Informed Faith: The Position Papers of R.J. Rushdoony is a religion podcast hosted by R.J. Rushdoony, with 215 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

R.J. Rushdoony hosts An Informed Faith: The Position Papers of R.J. Rushdoony, a religion show with 215 episodes published.

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  Episode #219

  The State as the Embodiment of Morality

  Sep 5, 20266 minS1

  Modern political thought has increasingly replaced God with the state as the source of morality. Influenced by thinkers like Hegel, Rousseau, and Marx, the state is now seen as the voice of history, reason, and moral progress, while politicians and experts assume the role once held by prophets under God’s law. Biblically, morality judges the state; in modern thought, the state defines morality. Sin is redefined as ignorance, redemption as education, and salvation as political or bureaucratic action. This shift turns opposition to the state into moral rebellion and casts Christianity as an obstacle to “progress.” The result is a growing conflict between Biblical faith and a utopian, statist religion that claims moral authority for itself.

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  Episode #218

  Serbia, The United States, and Christianity

  Sep 1, 20266 minS1

  The United States was once non-interventionist in war while openly Christian in moral witness, earning global respect. Since World War I, however, it has shifted toward a crusading belief in political and military “salvation,” acting as a global enforcer rather than a moral example. The Kosovo–Serbia conflict exposes this transformation: America now applies principles abroad it would never accept at home, revealing a fundamentally religious shift from Christian restraint to political messianism. This interventionist faith, the paper argues, is anti-Christian, replacing Gospel witness with power, and has cost the U.S. both moral credibility and global goodwill.

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  Episode #217

  Noninterventionism as a Constitutional Principle

  Aug 29, 202611 minS1

  The U.S. Constitution was designed as a noninterventionist document, limiting federal power through express powers and protecting self-government in families, churches, states, property, money, religion, and foreign affairs. Over time, courts and policymakers replaced this restraint with interventionism especially through welfare policy, foreign wars, monetary control, and property regulation. This shift did not begin in law but in faith: as churches reinterpreted Scripture to fit modern demands, courts did the same with the Constitution. The erosion of noninterventionism reflects a deeper religious and moral change, proving that constitutional decline follows spiritual decline.

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  Episode #216

  The Political Illusion

  Aug 25, 202612 minS1

  Politics matters, but it cannot save society. Scripture limits the power of both church and state, placing responsibility primarily on covenant individuals and families. When politics is treated as a mechanism for salvation whether through constitutions, democracy, or popular will it becomes a false religion that promises moral renewal through coercion rather than transformation. No political system can regenerate men or create a righteous society. Only a morally renewed people, under Christ’s lordship, can sustain true order and freedom. Salvation by politics is an illusion; lasting renewal comes only through Christ and obedience to God’s Word in every area of life.

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  Episode #215

  The Privatization of Morality and Social Decay

  Aug 22, 202618 minS1

  Modern society has separated morality from religion, treating ethics as a private preference rather than a public foundation. This shift reverses the original meaning of the First Amendment, which protected religious freedom so that faith could inform public morality not so morality could be excluded from public life. All law rests on a moral order, and every moral order is rooted in religion. When morality is privatized, law becomes relativistic, leading to constitutional and social decay. A society that denies God’s sovereignty inevitably replaces it with state power, aesthetic judgment, or managerial control. True freedom and social order cannot survive apart from Biblical faith, because law, morality, and religion are inseparable.

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