Top 12 Quotes by Kevin Vanhoozer

Pride does not listen. It knows.

Pride, Doe, Knows

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

Desire, Doctrine, Blind

Kevin J. Vanhoozer (2014). “Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine”, p.14, Presbyterian Publishing Corp

Being a systematic theologian allows me to indulge all my interests - in literature, film, art, music - by relating them all to God.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Art, Literature, Systematic

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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.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Understanding, Should, Theology

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My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word, I want to get wisdom.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Real, Moving, Goal

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Christianity is neither a system of ideas nor of morality but a way, a way of life.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Ideas, Way, Morality

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

Kevin Vanhoozer

Ideas, Church, Culture

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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.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Mean, Church, Tradition

Too often, however, the church professes its faith but is unsure how to practice it. Even some of my seminary students come to theology classes somewhat reluctantly, assuming that doctrine is neither practical nor relevant to their future ministry.

Kevin Vanhoozer

Practice, Class, Church

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