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T&T Clark Handbook of Neo-Calvinism

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.

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

This well-conceived Handbook treats the key figures and themes of Dutch Reformed theology and explains why a 19th century movement is having a 21st century moment – and it comes with a bonus chapter by Tim Keller on pastoral ministry. As nominal Christianity declines, the culturalist emphasis of Neo-Calvinism is well-poised to declare and display the difference acknowledging the lordship and shalom of Christ makes for everyday thought and life, in every corner of the academy and society.

Kevin J. Vanhoozer

This Handbook provides the most comprehensive coverage to date of Neo-Calvinism as an international theological movement. In covering its historical origins, key thinkers, and dominant themes, these essays by leading scholars in the field succeed in positioning Neo-Calvinism as a theological and cultural movement while also registering its contemporary significance. This is a rich contribution to Reformed theology.

David Fergusson

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