Vanhoozer on Why We Need to Read Owen on Communing with the Triune God

Kevin Vanhoozer:

As one who has ploughed postmodern fields and cleared deconstructive hermeneutical thickets, it gives me particular pleasure to introduce and commend the work of a 17th-century theologian who takes us to the very heart of Puritan faith, hope, and love. Despite my extended forays into various kinds of postliberal and postconservative theology—or perhaps because of them—John Owen's study of communion with the triune God strikes me as especially significant, even contemporary, and this for three, maybe four, reasons.

Here are his reasons:

Owen balances God's oneness and threeness.
Owen helps us connect union and communion with God.
Owen sees that theology is crucial for worship and living.
Owen understands the relationship of communion and communication.

You can read the whole thing here.