Neo Calvinism part 1

I have recently begun to look into Dutch Calvinism again. Partly because of Kevin Shipp and his love of Bavinck. I have more particularly looked at neocalvinism, which later dropped the ball in the Netherlands. It is an aberration of Dutch Calvinism.

Essentially, neo-Calvinism is a cultural worldview that takes a cultural mandate to be fruitful, multiply, and subdue the earth. It is the idea that there is not one area of creation that Christ will not redeem. It draws heavily from amillenialism and from the idea of placing everything under Christs feet. This extends into religion as life and secular society. This is ok but when linked with the strong Dutch common grace ideas, there was a tendancy to be at peace with the world. It was extends into being involved with culture and government, at first trying to christianize it. Second, trying to be at peace with it for unity. A cultural mandate was seen to be as strong as the Great Commission by the Dutch. Neo-calvinism easily turned Dutch Calvinism's social aim into compromise with society for so called 'progress'. Progress not of the Christian faith but of secular social justice.

Furthermore, by pursuing this mandate, they failed on things more essential. The Netherlands became pretty unchristian pretty quick. This is where i want to pick up later to discuss how we aught to relate to the world.