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

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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

- Kevin Vanhoozer

Theology is faith seeking understanding, but understanding is more than theoretical. If we really grasp who and where we are as disciples, we should …

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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 th…

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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 somew…

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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.

- Kevin Vanhoozer

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