Pastor as Public Theologian

Kevin J. Vanhoozer (PhD, University of Cambridge) is research professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He is the author of numerous books, including Is There a Meaning in This Text? and The Drama of Doctrine. Owen Strachan (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of Christian theology and director of the Center for Public Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.

• ContentsPrefaceOwen Strachan and Kevin J. VanhoozerIntroduction: Pastors, Theologians, and Other Public FiguresKevin J. Vanhoozer* Problem: A Lost Vision* Proposal: The Pastor-Theologian as Peculiar Public Figure* Prospect: The Ministry of What Is "in Christ"Pastoral PerspectivesGerald Hiestand--Six Practical Steps toward Being aPastor-TheologianJosh Moody--Seven Ways to Theologize as a PastorPart 1: Biblical Theology and Historical Theology1. Of Prophets, Priests, and Kings: A Brief Biblical Theology of the PastorateOwen Strachan* The Ministry of the Old Covenant in the Old Testament* Participating in Jesus's Ministry of the New Covenant: The New Testament* Conclusion: The Pastorate as Theological OfficePastoral PerspectivesMelvin Tinker--The Pastor as Public TheologianTodd Wilson--Human Origins: A Test Case forPastor-TheologiansJim Samra--A Practical Theology of Technology2. Of Scholars and Saints: A Brief History of the PastorateOwen Strachan* The Early Church* The Medieval Period: Scholasticism and Monasticism* The Reformational Awakening: Protestant Pastors* Theological Shepherds: The Puritans and the Practicality of Truth* Agents of "Divine Business": The Edwardseans and Pastoral Dominion* The Modern Turn: Populism, Professionalism, and the Tamingof the Pastorate* Glimmers of Hope: Harold Ockenga and Neoevangelical Boldness* Conclusion: Toward What Pastorate?Pastoral PerspectivesWesley G. Pastor--How the Theology of Saving Faith Has Affected My CongregationKevin DeYoung--A Place for TruthPart 2: Systematic Theology and Practical Theology3. In the Evangelical Mood: The Purpose of the Pastor-TheologianKevin J. Vanhoozer* The Many Moods of Theology: Between Death and Resurrection* A Ministry of Reality: Theology in the Indicative Mood* A Ministry of Understanding: The Diakonia of God's Word* A Ministry of (New) Life: Theology in the Imperative Mood* The Goods of Theology: What Are Seminaries For?Pastoral PerspectivesDavid Gibson--On DeathBill Kynes--Preaching the Doctrine of the Gospel as Truth,Goodness, and BeautyCornelius Plantinga Jr.--Reading for Preaching4. Artisans in the House of God: The Practices of the Pastor-TheologianKevin J. Vanhoozer* The Great Pastoral Commission: "Make Disciples"; "Build God's House"* Evangelist: Presenting What Is in Christ* Catechist: Teaching What Is in Christ* Liturgist: Celebrating What Is in Christ* Apologist: Demonstrating What Is in ChristPastoral PerspectivesGuy A. Davies--The Drama of PreachingJason B. Hood--The Pastor-Theologian as Pulpit ApologistConclusion: Fifty-Five Summary Theses on the Pastor as Public TheologianKevin J. VanhoozerIndexes