Kevin Vanhoozer
| Kevin Jon Vanhoozer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 10, 1957 California, USA |
| Residence | United States |
| Occupation | Biblical academic |
| Years active | Contemporary |
| Title | Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvie |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Westminster Theological Seminary |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis title | Biblical Narrative in the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur: A Study in Hermeneutics and Theology |
| Doctoral advisor | Nicholas Lash |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Biblical studies |
| Institutions | University of Edinburgh Wheaton College (Illinois) Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Main interests | Hermeneutics and theological interpretation of Scripture, Christian doctrine, Reformed theology, theology of culture |
Kevin Jon Vanhoozer (born March 10, 1957) 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 postmodernism.
Vanhoozer received his M. Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia and a Ph.D. from Cambridge University where he studied under Nicholas Lash. His inter-disciplinary dissertation was titled Biblical Narrative in the Philosophy of Paul Ricoeur: A Study in Hermeneutics and Theology and was published in 1990 (reprint 2007) by Cambridge University Press ().
He joined the faculty of TEDS in 1986, but during two periods since has taught elsewhere. From 1990 to 1998, he was Senior Lecturer at New College, University of Edinburgh; from 2009 to 2012, he was Blanchard Professor of Theology at Wheaton College.
He and his wife Sylvie have two daughters.
Vanhoozer has written several notable books, including The Drama of Doctrine: A Canonical-Linguistic Approach to Christian Theology, which won the Christianity Today 2006 Book Award for best book in theology, and Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine, which won the Christianity Today 2015 Book Award for best book in theology. He has edited several others, including the Gold Medallion Book Award winner Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible,The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology, and, with Charles A. Anderson and Michael J. Sleasman, Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends.
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