Larceny in the Heart: The Economics of Satan and the Inflationary State
Overview
Formerly titled The Roots of Inflation, this book was retitled and reprinted in 2002. In this concise volume, Rushdoony gives his take on the larceny in the heart of man and its results. He discusses what he poses as the outflow of this envy—class warfare and a conflicted society in which the rise of hostility and envy are seen as steps towards social progress instead of disaster. Rushdoony continues to suggest that the political solutions posited lead to an inflationary economy and an overbearing state.
For the entire set, see R.J. Rushdoony Culture and Ethics Collection (7 vols.).
Key Features
- Indentifies the larceny in the heart of man
- Discusses the societal impact of envy
- Suggests that political solutions to class warfare lead to an inflationary economy and an overbearing state
- Title: Larceny in the Heart: The Economics of Satan and the Inflationary State
- Author: Rousas John Rushdoony
- Publisher: Ross House Books
- Print Publication Date: 2002
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 151
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Inflation (Finance) › Religious aspects--Christianity; Economics › Religious aspects--Christianity; Christianity › Economic aspects
- ISBNs: 1879998327, 9781879998322
- Resource ID: LLS:LRCNYHRTNFLTSTT
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:19:47Z
Rousas John Rushdoony (1916–2001) was was a well-known American scholar, writer, and author of over thirty books. He earned degrees from the University of California, received theological training at the Pacific School of Religion, and received an honorary Doctorate from Valley Christian University for his book The Philosophy of the Christian Curriculum.
Rushdoony was an ordained minister and served as pastor at two California churches. He served for almost nine years as a missionary to the Shoshone and Paiute Indians in a remote area of Nevada. It was during this time as a missionary that Rushdoony began writing. The Institutes of Biblical Law and Commentary on the Pentateuch are just a few of the titles that Rushdoony has penned.
The Chalcedon Foundation, an educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and cogent communication of a distinctively Christian scholarship to the world at large, was founded by Rushdoony in 1965. He served as the editor of The Chalcedon Report, the monthly magazine of the Chalcedon Foundation.
Rushdoony also published the Journal of Christian Reconstruction and was an early board member of the Rutherford Institute which was founded by John W. Whitehead.
