Introduction
Reading: Rushdoony’s 1960 Introduction.
Summary
Rushdoony in his introduction provides not a review of In The Twilight of Western Thought, but rather ‘an analysis of its general significance’.
Review questions
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Why would Dooyeweerd be the first to disclaim originality?
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What, according to Rushdoony, are the implications of Joseph Haroutunian’s Lust for Power?
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What points does Rushdoony draw out in his discussion of Bultmann on science?
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Why does Dooyeweerd use the word motive and not motif?
Study questions
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In what ways is Dooyeweerd’s approach a development of Calvin and Kuyper?
