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In this episode, Cory, James, and Gray discuss some of the research projects they are working on, including rethinking the Christian history of languages, the doctrines of sin and demons in the Reformed Tradition, the principles of Reformed retrieval, preaching, and worldview vs. wisdom.Exploring Neo-Calvinism: Foundations for Cultural Apologetics6-SESSION WEEKLY ONLINE COHORTMONDAYS, MAY 26 - JUNE 30, 2025https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/cohort/neo-calvinist-theology-for-apologetics-august-2025/Sources mentioned in this episode:Herman Bavinck, Christian Worldview, ed. Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, Cory C. Brock, and James Perman Eglinton (Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2019).Herman Bavinck, “Foreword to the First Edition (Volume 1) of the Gereformeerde Dogmatiek,” trans. John Bolt, Calvin Theological Journal 45, no. 1 (2010): 9-10.J. H. Bavinck, Personality and Worldview, ed. James Perman Eglinton (Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2023).Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Academic, 2024).Christopher Watkin, Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible's Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern Life and Culture (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2022).Reach us at graceincommonpodcast@gmail.com. If you want to make a donation, please visit https://donorbox.org/graceincommonOur theme music is Molly Molly by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) CC BY-NC 4.0
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer about his recent work in biblical hermeneutics. In our conversation, we discuss Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically (Zondervan). Topics include: What does it mean to be biblical? What is the literal sense? Can biblical interpretation change the world? Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His other books that we mention in this discussion are Is There Meaning in this Text, Dictionary for Theological Interpretation, and Biblical Authority after Babel. This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman). Thanks for listening! My Most Recent Book: One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters Substack Series on the Canonical Approach: https://bit.ly/3rht399 Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"): https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Kevin J. Vanhoozer to discuss his new book, “Mere Christian Hermeneutics.”Questions Covered in This Episode:Can you give our listeners a sense of your larger interest? What are you trying to accomplish in your body of work? What's your goal as you write and teach?What is hermeneutics?What is the Bible? What is it meant to do?What is mere Christianity? What's a mere Christian hermeneutic?What is the literal sense?Is a mere Christian hermeneutic composed of biblical insight, theological truth, and/or transformation application? Focused on one over the other? Something entirely different?How does a person, an individual bible reader/studier, look to cultivate this kind of approach? How do we read the Bible well?How would you distinguish historical mere Christian reading from Christian sub-cultural reading of the scriptures?How does the beatific vision of beholding God, shape the way we read and interpret scripture?Helpful Definitions:Hermeneutics: The principles and practices for understanding the Biblical text.Guest Bio:Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and the author of many books, including but not limited to: Faith Speaking Understanding, Hearers and Doers: A Pastors Guide to Making Discipleship through Scripture and Doctrine, and Mere Christian Hermeneutics. He is theological mentor to the Augustine Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians and Senior Fellow of the C. S. Lewis Institute for Discipleship. He is married to Sylvie (author of The Art of Living in Season and The Art of Living in Advent), has two daughters and one son-in-law.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:John 5:45, 2 Corinthians 3:18“Drama of Doctrine” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer“Mere Christian Hermeneutics” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer“Remythologizing Theology” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer“You are a Theologian” by Jen Wilkin and J T English“Remember and Rehearse” by J.T. English“Mere Christianity” by C.S. Lewis Follow Us:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | WebsiteOur Sister Podcasts:The Family Discipleship Podcast | Tiny TheologiansSupport Training the Church and Become a Patron:patreon.com/trainingthechurchMidwestern Seminary is excited to announce FTC Talks, exclusive conversations with MBTS faculty about ministry related topics. Completely online and FREE, you can sign up for any and all FTC Talks today at mbts.edu/ftctalks to reserve your spot. Join us for talks about women's discipleship, God's heart for the nations, gospel-driven ministry, Spurgeon's pastoral ministry, and how every Christian is a counselor. We hope these conversations will spur you on in your service to the local church and help you connect with even more ministry leaders and friends across the country. Sign up today at mbts.edu/ftctalks.To learn more about our sponsors please visit our sponsor page. Editing and support by The Good Podcast Co.
Dr Kevin Jon Vanhoozer is an American theologian and current research professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois. Much of Vanhoozer's work focuses on systematic theology, hermeneutics, and postmodern theology. I've been a fan of Kevin's for many years and was delighted to finally speak to him. I think his work is of utmost importance. For more, please see: https://www.kevinjvanhoozer.com/ Kevin J. Vanhoozer - Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) On My Shelf: Life and Books with Kevin Vanhoozer Kevin Vanhoozer (@VanhoozerKevin) / X Amazon.co.uk: Kevin J. Vanhoozer: books, biography, latest update NEW BOOK: Mere Christian Hermeneutics --- Kevin Vanhoozer
“Many Christians wonder how to read the text of Scripture well, rightly, and faithfully. After all, developing a strong theory of interpretation has always been presented by two enormous challenges:A variety of actual interpretations of the Bible, even within the context of a single community of believers.The plurality of reading cultures—denominational, disciplinary, historical, and global interpretive communities—each with its own frame of reference.In response, influential theologian Kevin J. Vanhoozer puts forth a "mere" Christian hermeneutic—essential principles for reading the Bible as Scripture everywhere, at all times, and by all Christians.To center his thought, Vanhoozer turns to the accounts of Jesus' transfiguration—a key moment in the broader economy of God's revelation—to suggest that spiritual or "figural" interpretation is not a denial or distortion of the literal sense but, rather, its glorification.Irenic without resorting to bland ecumenical tolerance, Mere Christian Hermeneutics is a powerful and convincing call for both church and academy to develop reading cultures that enable and sustain the kind of unity and diversity that a "mere Christian hermeneutic" should call for and encourage.”Youtube - https://youtu.be/HxTlkNAkbh4Audio - https://andymilleriii.com/media/podcastApple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/more-to-the-story-with-dr-andy-miller/id1569988895?uo=4Check out this book here - https://zondervanacademic.com/products/mere-christian-hermeneuticsIf you are interested in learning more about my two video-accompanied courses, Contender: Going Deeper in the Book of Jude andHeaven and Other Destinations: A Biblical Journey Beyond this World , visit courses.andymilleriii.comAnd don't forget about my most recent book, Contender, which is available on Amazon! Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching - Recently, I updated this PDF document and added a 45-minute teaching video with slides, explaining this tool. It's like a mini-course. If you sign up for my list, I will send this free resource to you. Sign up here - www.AndyMillerIII.com or Five Steps to Deeper Teaching and Preaching. Today's episode is brought to you by Wesley Biblical Seminary. Interested in going deeper in your faith? Check out our certificate programs, B.A., M.A.s, M.Div., and D.Min degrees. You will study with world-class faculty and the most racially diverse student body in the country. www.wbs.eduThanks too to Phil Laeger for my podcast music. You can find out about Phil's music at https://www.laeger.net
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The Philosophical Task of the Interpreter- Culturology Sometimes it is difficult for people to equate the ministry with the head, since the essence of spiritual life seems to have a heavy bent to wards matters of the heart. Thus, when people think of biblical interpretation, whether for practical application or ministerial/teaching tools, the emphasis is normally outside the realm of philosophical thought. However, although Christianity is much more than an intellectual pursuit, it is certainly not less than such a pursuit! The interpretive task is performed and taught by humans conscious of the world they live in, which brings Christianity into the realm of philosophy and worldview. Orientation That introductory paragraph is something that I am quite confident of, but not something I have always been aware of. In recent months, I have personally been forced to walk within this philosophical awareness in my own transition from a life-long upbringing in a Free-will Baptist denomination to the Presbyterian and Reformed denomination. My transition to a new denomination was possible by two factors: biblical conviction, and a growing awareness of presuppositions and culture. In God's providence, my own transition took place in tandem with enrolling with Moody Bible Institute. How this background experience relates and informs the philosophical task of the interpreter will be made evident in the following sections. Connections Interpreting Scripture has taught me a necessary question to ask in the interpretive process: Is there a true correlation between philosophy, culture and spiritual formation? The textbook “Everyday Theology” has been an excellent study in seeking an informed answer to the question. Kevin J. Vanhoozer implies that this is so: “describing culture as a process of spiritual formation is not to say that we are helpless and hapless victims but rather to call our attention to the fact that spiritual formation is happening to us and to our children all the time” (31). As this process of life happens, we all develop a worldview with a growing array of presuppositions. It is simply impossible to separate this reality of human existence from our processing of information, especially when it comes to biblical interpretation. This is the subjective element of philosophy that must be realized- that everyone who comes to the text of Scripture comes with presuppositions, or to put it strongly, biases. This philosophical awareness has flourished tremendously in this class, but it has done so from the foundation of a previous class Story and Structure of the Bible in which the textbook “Introduction to Biblical Interpretation” introduced me to the concept of presuppositions, defined as preunderstanding: “preunderstanding may be defined as a body of assumptions and attitudes which a person brings to the perception and interpretation of reality or any aspect of it” (Klein et al. 154). While this concept was a minor point in that class, I can see that it laid a healthy foundation for the cultural aspect of this class. Insights The way that Vanhoozer builds upon that foundation of preunderstanding and connects it to the whole pursuit of the philosophical task is by calling readers to implement Romans 12.2 in a comprehensive way: Christians must learn to read the Bible and culture alike […] ‘Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind' (Rom.12.2). The apostolic exhortation confronts us with a question: In which cultural world of meaning do we dwell? (Vanhoozer et al. 35) This concise analysis of Romans 12.2 connects the practical and ministerial task of interpretation with the philosophical task, since the call of Christian growth is a renewing of the mind, and proper obedience to that text requires one to come to terms with the preunderstandings and cultures to which we belong. This has been an incredibly impactful point, since it helps me to avoid undue separation of the philosophical aspect of interpretation from the practical and ministerial aspects, as if they are parallel lines that never intersect (or overlap). Further, the philosophical or preunderstanding dilemma may only be downplayed by those who do so precisely because of a preunderstanding! Conclusion Although philosophy does not answer all the questions of interpretation, I am convinced by this class and Vanhoozer's implementation of culture and Romans 12.2 that the philosophical task is an indispensable facet of the Christian life. Further, one does not interpret in a vacuum. Instead they “wend their Christian way through particular times and places, each with its own problems and possibilities” (16). Since culture is directly tied to life, the philosophical task of biblical interpretation is tied to an awareness of culture and the presuppositions that belong to all of us. This is a pursuit that I wish to implement for the rest of my life, and one that I see as being especially helpful in my upcoming philosophy and theology classes with Moody.
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In this episode, Dr. Michelle Knight and Dr. James Arcadi interview Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, who has been back at TEDS since 2012. (We're so glad that he is!) James and Michelle learn about Kevin's long-standing interest in hermeneutics, his passion for Christian education, and his vision for equipping the church and the academy. We also learn about how those values have shaped his career.If you enjoy this episode and want to understand more about the relationship being sound doctrine and faithful Christian practice, be sure to grab a copy of Kevin's latest book: Hearers and Doers (2019), published by Lexham Press.Enjoy!
We are what we eat, but in this case, we're talking about our soul. If we want a healthy soul, we need to feed our spirit properly. Here are some ways to start feeding your soul well.Resources from video:The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Visionby Kevin J. Vanhoozer***Discover more about our network by visiting our website: https://penndel.org/
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Kevin Vanhoozer discuss the biblical disciplined imagination, walking in a manner worthy of the calling we’ve received, the work of pastor-theologians, along with his book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019). What you’ll hear in this episode What the theological interpretation of Scripture is. How biblical and theological interpretation are both similar and different from one another. In what way does theology serve the church because doctrine serves discipleship, and biblical interpretation when done the right way. How church leaders can make disciples by better enabling them to critically examine images and stories in light of the biblical images and stories by which they ought to live in. What it means that the pastors is to be an eye doctor and general practitioner of the church, along with how it relates to the pastor as pastor-theologian. What distinguishes the biblically disciplined imagination from the non-disciplined imagination. Why walking in a manner worthy of the calling the Christian has received is so important. In what way biblical interpretation is like a theatrical performance. Advice for the pastor who desires not only to be a good pastor-theologian but eye-doctor and general practitioner of the church but may not be sure where to start. Consider checking out the work of the Center for Pastor-Theologians at https://www.pastortheologians.com/ About the Guest Kevin J. Vanhoozer (Ph.D., Cambridge University) is a research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine and Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, both Christianity Today Theology Books of the Year (2015, 2017). He is married and has two daughters. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Kevin Vanhoozer discuss the biblical disciplined imagination, walking in a manner worthy of the calling we’ve received, the work of pastor-theologians, along with his book, Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine (Lexham Press, 2019). What you’ll hear in this episode What the theological interpretation of Scripture is. How biblical and theological interpretation are both similar and different from one another. In what way does theology serve the church because doctrine serves discipleship, and biblical interpretation when done the right way. How church leaders can make disciples by better enabling them to critically examine images and stories in light of the biblical images and stories by which they ought to live in. What it means that the pastors is to be an eye doctor and general practitioner of the church, along with how it relates to the pastor as pastor-theologian. What distinguishes the biblically disciplined imagination from the non-disciplined imagination. Why walking in a manner worthy of the calling the Christian has received is so important. In what way biblical interpretation is like a theatrical performance. Advice for the pastor who desires not only to be a good pastor-theologian but eye-doctor and general practitioner of the church but may not be sure where to start. Consider checking out the work of the Center for Pastor-Theologians at https://www.pastortheologians.com/ About the Guest Kevin J. Vanhoozer (Ph.D., Cambridge University) is a research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of several books, including Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine and Biblical Authority after Babel: Retrieving the Solas in the Spirit of Mere Protestant Christianity, both Christianity Today Theology Books of the Year (2015, 2017). He is married and has two daughters. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. Ifyou like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!
Dean Timothy George and Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer have a conversation about theology, hermeneutics and the Reforming Catholic Confession.
Dean Timothy George and Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer have a conversation about theology, hermeneutics and the Reforming Catholic Confession.
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