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 will gather 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 will mark 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.
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.
