Rational Reforms

CR101 Radio - Podcast Network · Jan 23, 2026 · 7m

In Rational Reforms, Rushdoony argues that modern reform movements repeatedly collapse into revolution because they are driven by humanistic rationalism rather than godly reason rooted in lived reality and biblical law. Rational reforms imposed from above often disrupt established life patterns, increase insecurity, and breed resentment as seen in the emancipation of Russian serfs creating fertile ground for revolutionary chaos rather than genuine improvement. Rushdoony distinguishes true reason, which submits to God’s mind and law, from rationalism, which absolutizes human intellect and…