Reconstructionism defined freedom as submission to separate patriarchal authorities

Evidence

For Rushdoony and his devotees, freedom was found not in individual autonomy, but in proper submission to authority, and he believed that God-ordained authorities in each sphere of life—family, church, and government—should function without outside interference. Churches must be free from government interference, and the family, under the authority of the patriarch, must also be protected from state intrusion. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 175

Categorization

• XREF: The inversion of freedom-as-submission echoes the book’s central theme of authoritarian liberty.