NeoCalvinism and politics

From the comments to my recent post "Am I a Neo-Calvinist?" Gideon Strauss comments:
Two little pieces of information to add to your considerations. The Christian Labour Association of Canada is not a political party or movement, but a labour union - structurally similar to the Teamsters, UAW or IBEW - inspired by a Christian social vision that has its 19th century roots in the thought and action of people like Abraham Kuyper, Pope Leo XIII, Maurice and Kingsley. The Work Research Foundation is an economics think tank that is inspired by very much the same social vision, but that seeks to cooperate with business owners and leaders, policy makers, academics, and journalists in particular to promote a Christian view of work. So my work with these two organizations is not inconsistent with my profession and promotion of neocalvinism as a global cultural movement.
This is precisely what I find so engaging about Mr Strauss (Other than being a prolific blogger). I am very much attracted to a christian social vision that incorporates the value of labor as an organized force for change, as a viable challenge to the often overwhelming power of the corporation. But what worries me is that I see few others who are thinking in the same vein. Blog lists are heavy with "blog for bush" conservatism. I think this has more to do with the primacy of "life politics" in the evangelical subculture - a topic that bears more extensive consideration than I have time for today. I don't see many others like Mr Strauss who are discussing a Neo-Calvinist philosophy and labor focused social program. Who am I missing?

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