Quotes from Kevin Vanhoozer

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.