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Thursday 27 October 2005

Neocalvinist distinctives

What are the key emphases of neocalvinism? Earlier today I started a Wiki entry on Neo-Calvinism. It is in skeletal form at the moment and is in desperate need of being filled out. In it I list the following emphases:
  • Jesus is lord over all of creation
  • The idea that all of life is to be redeemed
  • Cultural mandate
  • Creation, fall and redemption
  • Sphere sovereignty
  • A rejection of dualism
  • Structure and direction
  • Common grace
  • The antithesis
  • Worldviews
  • The role of law

Are these accurate? Are there any others?
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3 comments:

  1. Paul Otto4:46 pm

    I would emphasize the centrality of the Word, but not limited to narrow Scriptural dictates. I have in mind Bernard Zylstra's essay "Thy Word, Our Life"

    Also, while I think that Neo-Calvinism includes reformational thinking, not all Neo-Cals would embrace all the particulars of reformational thinking. Your list includes some such things like structure and direction.

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  2. Anonymous3:13 am

    See here:
    http://www.gideonstrauss.com/archives/001112.html
    and here:
    http://www.gideonstrauss.com/archives/000920.html
    and here:
    http://www.gideonstrauss.com/archives/000821.html
    and here:
    http://www.gideonstrauss.com/archives/000287.html
    for several statements from Gideon on his view.
    I think you must add "sensus divinitatis" or "rejection of religious neutrality" or something like that.

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  3. stevebishop9:23 am

    Thnaks for the links to Gideon's pieces Gregory - very useful. I pinched a quote from one of them to put on the Wiki article.

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