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Bavinck & Neo-Calvinism // What is Neo-Calvinism?

Theologian

Gray Sutanto


Duration

38.24


Uploaded to YouTube

8 January 2024

Added to Database

11 November 2025


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In this video I am doing a deep dive into Herman Bavinck and how/why he became a premier theologian of Dutch Neo-Calvinism, and what is Neo-Calvinism.

Neo-Calvinism short summary: First developed by Abraham Kuyper, Neo-Calvinism is a flavor of Calvinism "that [emphasizes the sovereignty of God over every area of life and] desires to understand what it means to be a Reformation Protestant, under the tutelage of the Reformer of Geneva but in a different cultural landscape than Calvin ever knew" (TGC Article).

Other Video Links:

Playlist of My Bavinck & Reformed Dogmatics Videos
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMiT00A44Ot44PIk3j_mZQelmfKDjbAc-

Unboxing Video of Reformed Dogmatics Deluxe Edition:
https://youtu.be/-VFLAYbD_nM

Why Read Bavinck's Reformed Dogmatics: https://youtu.be/LSAPz3eIgzM

Who Was Herman Bavinck?: https://youtu.be/218BvTxagPE

Are you reformed? And what does being reformed mean?
https://youtu.be/7bWIGcY9LJA

Article Links for Further Study:

Culture Research - Two Phrases
https://sattler.edu/blog/what-has-athens-got-to-do-with-jerusalem/
http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/calhoun/socratic/Elliott_PlunderingEgyptianGold.pdf

Book - Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction
https://lexhampress.com/product/224276/neo-calvinism-a-theological-introduction

TGC Article: Neo-Calvinism Examined & Explained
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/history-neo-calvinism-explained/

Tim Keller Quote
https://adamsetser.com/blog/2015/10/20/what-has-jerusalem-to-do-with-athens

Section Titles:
0:00 - Teaser
0:25 - Video Sections & Welcome
1:38 - Channel pitch
2:01 - Why this video
2:42 - Disclaimer
3:32 - 1. A Man In Tension, Caught Between Two Worlds
6:53 - A Trinitarian Cultural Synthesis
7:49 - Neo-Calvinism as shared in Bolt Reformed Dogmatics Introduction
9:09 - Four derivatory doctrines or principles from Abraham Kuyper
13:25 - 2. Two Different Ways Christians Relate to Culture
19:33 - Notes from TGC Article by N. Gray Sutanto & Cory Brock
20:19 - 3. Neo-Calvinism short summary
22:52 - 4. Three Neo-Calvinist Instincts
26:53 - 5. What Is Neo-Calvinism, 16 Theses
34:53 - 6. Tim Keller Quote
36:50 - Final Content & Encouragements

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