Rousas John Rushdoony: A Brief History of the Life and Ministry of My Father
About this ebook
From his Armenian roots—his family fleeing genocide—to his pioneering work as a missionary and eventual founding of the Chalcedon Foundation, Rushdoony’s life was marked by controversy, opposition, and quiet perseverance. Drawing from family history, personal memories, and previously unpublished materials—including private journals, photos, and legal transcripts—Mark lays bare not only the theological and cultural battles his father faced, but the personal cost of his commitment to teaching God’s Kingdom.
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About the author
Mark R. Rushdoony graduated from Los Angeles Baptist Col- lege (now The Master’s University) with a B.A. in history in 1975 and was ordained to the ministry in 1995.
He taught junior and senior high classes in history, Bible, civics, and economics at a Christian school in Virginia for three years before joining the staff of Chalcedon in 1978. He was the Director of Chalcedon Christian School for fourteen years while teaching full time. He also helped tutor all his children through high school.
In 1998, he became the President of Chalcedon and its subsidiary publishing arms, Ross House Books and Storehouse Press. Chalcedon and its subsidiaries publish many titles plus CDs, mp3s, and an extensive online archive at www.chalcedon.edu.
He has written scores of articles for Chalcedon’s publications, including the Chalcedon Report, Faith for All of Life, and Arise & Build. He was a contributing author to The Great Christian Revolution (1991). He has spoken at numerous conferences and churches in the U.S. and abroad. He pastored Chalcedon Chapel in Vallecito from 2001-2019. He is currently an elder at Calaveras Presbyterian Church.
Mark Rushdoony lives in Vallecito, California, his home since 1978, and has been married to Darlene (Stern) since 1976. He was a volunteer firefighter for twenty years and later a fire chaplain for eleven years. He has four married children and nine grandchildren.
