Bøger af Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Many pastors today see themselves primarily as counselors, leaders, and motivators. Yet this often comes at the expense of the fundamental reality of the pastorate as a theological office. The most important role is to be a theologian mediating God to the people. The church needs pastors who can contextualize biblical wisdom in Christian living to help their congregations think theologically about all aspects of their lives, such as work, end-of-life decisions, political involvement, and entertainment choices.Drawing on the Bible, key figures from church history, and Christian theology, this book offers a clarion call for pastors to serve as public theologians in their congregations and communities. It is designed to be engaging reading for busy pastors and includes pastoral reflections on the theological task from twelve working pastors, including Kevin DeYoung and Cornelius Plantinga.

The essays in this volume engage specific New Testament texts and theological doctrines through the lens of one or more of the following questions: Should systematic theology dominate biblical theology or the reverse? Should they form a partnership of equals? How would such a partnership function? Is theology necessary or harmful for exegesis? Should theological peculiarities in the New Testament be considered in exegetical study? The contributors include both systematic theologians and New Testament scholars, and each explores their respective topics with a concern for reconsidering the relationship between biblical and systematic theology. These essays offer diverse ways of reevaluating how biblical theology and systematic theology function together as pillars, partners, or partisans. This volume contains a foreword by Tremper Longman, III, and postscript by Stan D. Gaede. Contributors:Gary Deddo, Stan D. Gaede, Judith Gundry, Roy Kotansky, Tremper Longman, III, Brian Lugioyo, Jennifer Powell McNutt, J. Webb Mealy, Roger Newell, Benjamin E. Reynolds, Mark Strauss, Kevin J. Vanhoozer

Skrift og tradition er Kevin J. Vanhoozers bearbejdelse af det reformatoriske slogan “Skriften alene”. Det er en undersøgelse af bibelsk autoritet og hermeneutik. I dialog med moderne hermeneutik trækker han det protestantiske princip fra 1500-tallet ind i det 21. århundrede. Kevin J. Vanhoozer har igennem sit mangeårige akademiske arbejde skaffet sig et ry som en både toneangivende, dygtig og kreativ teolog, hvis ideer primært har været henholdt til lange akademiske bøger. Med Skrift og tradition fås de nu i kort og tilgængelig form på dansk. “Vi lever i en tid, hvor den lutherske tale om ”Skriften alene” er under pres. I store dele af den akademiske verden har man opgivet troen på det meningsfyldte i at trænge ind i, hvad tekster og historiske dokumenter har på hjertet. Og viser opsplitningen efter reformationen ikke også, at ”Skriften alene” er et ødelæggende princip? Der er folk, der tyr til den katolske kirke for at få fast grund under fødderne. Kevin Vanhoozer giver med denne lille bog en rig- tig god hjælp til at takle disse udfordringer. Han viser, hvor vigtig Bibelens overordnede plads i kirken er, samtidig med at han viser, hvor meget dens autoritet netop involverer en kirke og dens både fortidige og nutidige arbejde med at give denne autoritet stemme og krop. Kevin Vanhoozer har gennem mange år skrevet tykke bøger om dette emne. Her er muligheden for at få det i kort form, uden at det går ud over nuancerne. Det er simpelthen god teologi!” - Asger Chr. Højlund, Professor emeritus, teol.dr. “Kevin Vanhoozer er en af tidens mest indflydelsesrige og kreative evangelikale teologer. Hans præcisering af det protestantiske princip om Sola Scriptura er et friskt indspark i en dansk kirkelig kontekst, hvor skriftens øverste autoritet problematiseres fra flere sider. Skrift og tradition kan derfor anbefales til enhver, der interesserer sig for spørgsmålet om Bibelens autoritet.” - Emil Børty Nielsen, Ph.d.-studerende, cand.theol.

This book offers a full, sympathetic yet critical account of Ricoeur's theory of narrative interpretation. Ricoeur's hermeneutics are viewed in the light of his overall philosophical agenda, and the potential of his narrative theory for resolving specific problems is assessed.

How the Five Solas Can Renew Biblical InterpretationIn recent years, notable scholars have argued that the Protestant Reformation unleashed interpretive anarchy on the church. Is it time to consider the Reformation to be a 500-year experiment gone wrong?World-renowned evangelical theologian Kevin Vanhoozer thinks not. While he sees recent critiques as legitimate, he argues that retrieving the Reformation's core principles offers an answer to critics of Protestant biblical interpretation. Vanhoozer explores how a proper reappropriation of the five solas--sola gratia (grace alone), sola fide (faith alone), sola scriptura (Scripture alone), solus Christus (in Christ alone), and sola Deo gloria (for the glory of God alone)--offers the tools to constrain biblical interpretation and establish interpretive authority. He offers a positive assessment of the Reformation, showing how a retrieval of "mere Protestant Christianity" has the potential to reform contemporary Christian belief and practice.This provocative response and statement from a top theologian is accessibly written for pastors and church leaders.

The rise of modern science and the proclaimed 'death' of God in the nineteenth century led to a radical questioning of divine action and authorship - Bultmann's celebrated 'demythologizing'. Remythologizing Theology moves in another direction that begins by taking seriously the biblical accounts of God's speaking. It establishes divine communicative action as the formal and material principle of theology, and suggests that interpersonal dialogue, rather than impersonal causality, is the keystone of God's relationship with the world. This original contribution to the theology of divine action and authorship develops a fresh vision of Christian theism. It also revisits several long-standing controversies such as the relations of God's sovereignty to human freedom, time to eternity, and suffering to love. Groundbreaking and thought-provoking, it brings theology into fruitful dialogue with philosophy, literary theory, and biblical studies.

In this volume, highly esteemed scholar Kevin Vanhoozer introduces readers to a way of thinking about Christian theology that takes the work he began in the groundbreaking 2005 book, The Drama of Doctrine, to its next level. Vanhoozer argues that theology is not merely a set of cognitive beliefs, but is also something we do that involves speech...

Observing a strange disappearance of doctrine within the church, Kevin Vanhoozer argues that there is no more urgent task for Christians today than to engage in living truthfully with others before God. He details how doctrine serves the church--the theater of the gospel--by directing individuals and congregations to participate in the drama of...

A stimulating exploration of theology in the service of the church

This handy reference book, featuring key articles from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible, provides a book-by-book theological reading of the Old Testament.

Utilizes material from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible to introduce theological interpretation through a book-by-book survey of the New Testament.

Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy features the spectrum of evangelical positions on inerrancy. Facilitating understanding of these perspectives, particularly where and why they diverge, the contributors to Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy encourage sensitivity as the basis for future evangelical considerations on this topic.

This groundbreaking reference tool introduces key names, theories, and concepts for interpreting Scripture.

This first volume in the Cultural Exegesis series offers illustrative examples of how to read and understand cultural practices and social trends.