Neo-Calvinism critically advances Reformed orthodoxy for the sake of modern life. Birthed in the Netherlands at the turn to the twentieth century, initiated by Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) and Herman Bavinck (1854-1921), it argued that a life before God entailed the leavening of faith over all human existence. While the movement originated in the Netherlands, the tradition now has a global reach, with practitioners and thinkers applying its insights in diverse ways and in their own contexts.
This handbook is a genealogical introduction to this lively and modern branch of the Reformed tradition, with contributors that reflect its global reach. Its four sections chart the theological roots, important original figures, historical contours and the contemporary influence of neo-Calvinism across a diversity of fields.
Introduction: Cory Brock and Nathaniel Gray Sutanto Part I Theological Loci 1. God and Trinity – Cameron Clausing (Christ College, Sydney, Australia) 2. Creation - Steve Bishop (Thinking Faith Network, Leeds) 3. Sovereignty of God - Henk van den Belt (Free University, Amsterdam) 4. Revelation – Nathaniel Gray Sutanto (Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington D.C.) 5. Scripture – Koert van Bekkum (ETF Leuven) 6. Anthropology – Richard Brash (Christ Bible Seminary, Japan) 7. Common Grace – Cory Brock (St. Columba’s Free Church and Edinburgh Theological Seminary) 8. Christology – Bruce Pass (Australian College of Theology, Australia) 9. Faith and Salvation – Gregory Parker Jr. (Cairn University) 10. Theological Ethics – Jessica Joustra (Redeemer University) 11. Ecclesiology – Michael Wagenman (Western Ontario University) 12. Eschatology – Ad De Bruijne (Kampen Theological University) Part II Key Figures 13. Groen van Prinsterer – Harry van Dyke (Redeemer University) 14. Abraham Kuyper – James D. Bratt (Calvin University) 15. James Orr – Michelle C. Sanchez (Harvard Divinity School) 16. Herman Bavinck – James Eglinton (University of Edinburgh) 17. Geerhardus Vos – Nathan D. Shannon (Westminster Theological Seminary) 18. Klaas Schilder – Marinus de Jong (Kampen-Utrecht Theological University) 19. D. H. Th. Vollenhoven – Gayle Doornbos (Dordt University) 20. Herman Dooyeweerd – Jonathan Chaplin (Wesley House, Cambridge) 21. Johan Herman Bavinck – Daniel Strange (Crosslands Forum, UK) 22. G.C. Berkouwer – Gijsbert van den Brink (Free University, Amsterdam) Part III Neo-Calvinism in Historical Perspective 23. Neo-Calvinism and Medieval Theology - Mark Garcia (Greystone Theological Institute) 24. Neo-Calvinism and Reformed Theology – Richard Mouw (Fuller Theological Seminary) 25. Neo-Calvinism and Post-Reformation Reformed Orthodoxy - Israel Guerrero (University of Edinburgh) 26. Neo-Calvinism and the Netherlands – George Harinck (VU, Amsterdam) 27. Neo-Calvinism and Roman-Catholicism - Jennifer Patterson (Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C.) 28. Neo-Calvinism and the Theology of Karl Barth - Shao Kai Tseng (Zheijang University) 29. Neo-Calvinism in North America – Willam Edgar (Westminster Theological Seminary) 30. Neo-Calvinism, Islam, and Other Religions - Alexander Massad (Wheaton College) Section 4: Neo-Calvinism and its Legacy 31. Public Theology – Matthew Kaemingk (Fuller Theological Seminary) 32. Missiology - Michael W. Goheen (Calvin Theological Seminary) 33. Political Theology – David Koyzis (Global Scholars Canada) 34. World Christianity - Andrew Ong (Christ Church, East Bay) 35. Race - Vincent Bacote (Wheaton College) 36. Continental Philosophy – Christopher Watkin (Monash University) 37. Analytic Philosophy – Nicholas Wolterstorff (Yale University) 38. Science – Abraham Flipse (Free University, Amsterdam) 39. Arts – Robert Covolo (Brehm Center, USA) 40. Pastoral Ministry – Timothy Keller (Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC) Annotated Bibliography: Dmytro Bintsarovskyi (Neo-Calvinism Research Institute, Kampen) Notes on Contributors Index
Nathaniel Gray Sutanto is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, USA. He is the author of God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck’s Theological Epistemology (T&T Clark, 2020). Cory Brock is the minister at St Columba's Free Church of Scotland in Edinburgh and part-time lecturer in Systematic Theology and Preaching at Edinburgh Theological Seminary.
Reviews for T&T Clark Handbook of Neo-Calvinism
Neo-Calvinism was a watershed movement, and it is being rediscovered and re-envisioned afresh today. Given its global reach in the Dutch diaspora as well as the varied fault-lines and developmental threads that have marked its century long expansion, it can be hard to grasp its scope, from its original influences to its later permutations and from central theological premises to myriad implications in modern life. Sutanto and Brock have organized a handbook here that will guide the interested reader back to the sources, out to its varied strands, and forward to its potential maturity. If you wish to learn Neo-Calvinism, this volume takes you by the hand. And if Neo-Calvinism is to have a promising future, then this reckoning with its many developments and original vision is indeed vital. * Michael Allen, Reformed Theological Seminary, USA *
