Kevin Vanhoozer Inspirational Quotes (8)

I'm interested in the history of ideas and how these ideas take on flesh and influence culture, and the church.

All biblical exegetes and theologians have a theory of language, whether they acknowledge it or not.

Life is something to be done, and so is drama.

Desire for God without doctrine is blind doctrine without desire is empty.

Sola scriptura means at least this: that the church's proclamation is always subject to potential correction from the canon. It is for this reason that we resist simply collapsing the text into the tradition of its interpretation and performance.

Theology is faith seeking understanding, but understanding is more than theoretical. If we really grasp who and where we are as disciples, we should know how to live out our faith.

Pride does not listen. It knows.

Everyday life became infused with urgency as I tried to speak and act in ways that fit the holy script and glorified God in new contexts.