That&#039;s not much of a review, it&#039;s mostly direct excerpts.  And this book is two years old!  

Blumenthal&#039;s scholarship in this book was very sloppy.  He copied a great deal of information off the Internet without citing the sources or fact-checking the content.  I recall there were errors regarding Rushdoony&#039;s history (e.g. mis-reporting when Rushdoony joined the Orthodox Presbyterian Church); and a glaring libel against John Calvin: repeating the lie that he burned several people at the stake (he was involved in a single execution--the heretic Servetus).

Rushdoony&#039;s influence on republicans and evangelicals is certainly debatable, but this book is neither objective, nor accurate, regarding Rushdoony&#039;s theology and philosophy.  &quot;Republican Gomorrah&quot; was an interesting read, but it needs to be taken with a large grain of salt and it should not be the sole basis for drawing any conclusions, especially about Rushdoony.