Louis XIV, Revolution, Napoleon: Part I (A Christian Survey of World History)

In this riveting lecture, R.J. Rushdoony takes listeners on a sweeping journey through the decline of Christian civilization and the rise of Enlightenment humanism, from the reign of Louis XIV to the fallout of the French Revolution and beyond. With piercing historical insight, he exposes how the abandonment of biblical principles—especially the rejection of personal responsibility, work ethic, and godly authority—led to the rise of statist bureaucracy, revolutionary terror, and cultural decay. But far from despairing, Rushdoony challenges believers to see our moment as a divine call to rebuild from the ground up through faithful Christian action in family, church, education, and vocation.