Mackenzie University, Sao Paulo, Brazil
May 21-23, 2025
Evangelicalism is a global Christian movement whose expansive public impact has been felt around the world in the societal spheres of politics, business, media, science, and culture. Neo-Calvinism and its unique approach to faith and public life is both intimately linked to and importantly distinct from Evangelicalism.
In May 2025 an interdisciplinary collection of scholars and students from around the world gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil to explore and interrogate the relationship between these two traditions and their respective approaches to faith and public life, especially in South America. This conference marked the first of three international gatherings dedicated to exploring the increasingly global character of Neo-Calvinist thought and practice. While the first conference will be hosted in South America, the second and third gatherings will occur in Asia and Africa.
The conference was held at Mackenzie Presbyterian University due to the partnership between the Chancellery of Mackenzie Presbyterian University, the Neo-Calvinism Research Institute, Fuller Theological Seminary, the Theological University of Utrecht, the University of Edinburgh, and Dordt University.
The University of Basel, Switzerland
August 26-28, 2026
The 7th European Neo-Calvinism Conference will be held in 2026 and is hosted by the University of Basel. The topic is Neo-Calvinism and Barthianism: Controversies and Convergences in Dogmatics and Public Theology. The conference will be held from 26-28 August. The Call for Papers has recently been published and we welcome proposals. Click here for the Call for Papers. Deadline for proposals is April 15, 2026.
Both historical, philosophical and theological proposals will be considered. The organizers hope this conference will facilitate a fruitful conversation between two influential reformed movements of theological renewal that often are ships passing in the night.
The conference is organized by the University of Bazel, the University of Edinburgh and the NRI at the Theological University Utrecht.
Religion deeply influences how we live and think. The Neo-Calvinism Research Institute (NRI) at Theological University Utrecht examines how this relation takes shape and develops globally over time in the tradition of Neo-Calvinism.
To conduct academic research in relation to this tradition, we promote, support, supervise and coordinate the work of researchers, offer education on neo-Calvinism, organize conferences and expert meetings, facilitate publication of research, and present a collection of sources from representatives of Neo-Calvinism.
