The Society for the Advancement of Ecclesiological Theology

March 27, 2010 by Gerald Hiestand

Vanhoozer’s Remythologizing Theology and the SAET’s Senior Theological Consultant

Dr. Kevin Vanhoozer of Wheaton Graduate School has graciously agreed to serve as the Senior Theological Consultant for the SAET’s 2010/2011 Symposium schedule. We’ll be presenting papers on the theme of “Identity Formation in the Culture, Church and Scriptures.” We are thrilled to have Dr. Vanhoozer’s participation.

In related news, Vanhoozer has just released his (self-professed) first major work of theology, Remythologizing Theology: Divine Action, Passion and Authorship (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Vanhoozer describes his aim for the book:

For years I’ve felt that the doctrine of God was a relatively weak spot in evangelical theology. Then open theism happened and my suspicions were confirmed. One major aim, then, is to provide a retooling of classical theism that takes into account the concerns of open theists – in particular, the integrity of God’s loving relationship to the world – while simultaneously maintaining what I take to be the correct Reformed emphasis on divine sovereignty. Another aim is to scrutinize the oft-heard claim in contemporary theology that God’s love entails divine suffering.

The above excerpt is from an interview conducted by Guy Davies. See Davies’ site, The Exiled Preacher for the rest of the interview.

HT: Mike Bird

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