This Gospel anticipates a world far different from C.S. Lewis’s Narnia, where it is “always winter, and never Christmas.” The promise of the Gospel is that it is “always Christmas.” To be “in Christ” is to enjoy each morning as a Christmas morning with the family of God, celebrating the gift of God around the tree of life.

— Kevin Vanhoozer (b. 1957), Systematischer Theologe und Professor

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Joy & Gratitude, Grace & Redemption

Occasions: The Church Year, Encouragement

Kevin Vanhoozer

Kevin J. Vanhoozer (* 1957) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe und Professor für Systematische Theologie an der Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Er wurde vor allem durch seine theologische Hermeneutik und das Konzept des „Theo-Dramas“ bekannt, das christliche Lehre als handlungsorientierte Lebenspraxis auf der Grundlage biblischer Sprechakte versteht. Für Bibelleser bietet sein Werk eine philosophisch fundierte Verteidigung der biblischen Textbedeutung und Autorität gegenüber postmodernem Relativismus.

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