Kevin Vanhoozer has developed a reputation for reflecting deeply and at length on theological and hermeneutical prolegomena; perhaps too much at length. In the Preface to Remythologizing Theology, he admits that he has been “as guilty as anyone of procrastinating in the prolegomenal fields,” but with this text he has succeeded in moving on from preparatory methodology to the thing itself, theology proper, the doctrine of God. In other words, Vanhoozer has moved on from method to matter with this... Read more

Kevin J. Vanhoozer published a very important book in 2010, entitled Remythologizing Theology. It’s a long book (500 pages), and though Vanhoozer is a clear writer, his target audience here is people who have already read a lot of recent theology. It’s also a very expensive hardcover from Cambridge University Press. Good news on that front: a paperback edition is on the way in 2012. Length and price aside, this is a book which deserves a wide audience. I hope... Read more

From the Dictionary of Christian Spirituality (pages 740-741), here is my attempt to describe the second coming from the point of view of spirituality, in 400 words. For New Year’s Day. When Christ ascended into the clouds to take his seat at the right hand of the Father, the angels of the ascension said, “This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched him go into heaven”... Read more