Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction

Praise for Neo-Calvinism

This book is the sign that [Neo-Calvinist] theology has now passed beyond the Dutch fairway. It has reached the international waters.

—George Harinck, from the foreword

So many of us have learned about neo-Calvinism through one thinker such as Abraham Kuyper or Herman Bavinck or J.H. Bavinck or Klaas Schilder, but here we are presented with it as a whole tradition with many rich variations and dimensions. This introduction is highly readable and perfect for the theological student. But it is also eminently practical. The chapter on Revelation and Reason alone is bristling with insights and implications for the evangelist, apologist, and missionary. Highly recommended.

—Timothy Keller, pastor emeritus, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City; author, The Reason for God

This is a much-needed reintroduction to neo-Calvinism in our day and age, when misunderstandings, misinterpretations, and misapplications of neo-Calvinism abound in Christian as well as non-Christian communities worldwide.

—Alex Shao Kai Tseng, research professor, School of Philosophy, Zhejiang University

This is an indispensable primer on the most generative and influential version of “neo-Calvinism,” the modern Dutch version that stems from the theological writings of Abraham Kuyper and Herman Bavinck. Comprehensive yet concise, it is the best place to start for those who need an introduction to the orthodox yet modern, theological yet secular work of the most important Calvinist intellectuals of the last two centuries.

—Douglas A. Sweeney, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

At last we have a thoroughly theological introduction to neo-Calvinism! Those who are new to this stream of thought could have no better guide. Those who are acquainted with neo-Calvinism will find this sure-footed account of key loci in Kuyper and Bavinck to be a richly helpful resource.

—Suzanne McDonald, professor of systematic and historical theology, Western Theological Seminary

Cory Brock and Gray Sutanto serve as able guides in re-introducing the witness and wisdom of those two theological giants and the catholic force of their effort to take every thought captive to Christ. Take and read of what they saw and said and of what we may be called to hear and herald too.

—Michael Allen, John Dyer Trimble Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary

This is a book that has long been needed. Finally, it's here!

—Nicholas Wolterstorff, Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology, Yale University