David

“Our theology is insufficiently Christian—and less revealing of the truth than it should be, if Christian claims are indeed true (as we believe them to be)—when we repeat in religious idiom normative stances that nontheologians advocate, often with better arguments and greater rhetorical power.”
― Miroslav Volf, For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World): Theology That Makes a Difference

“Sunday worship services are too frequently no more than a communal version of such energy-boosting, performance-enhancing, or get-well morning exercises.”
― Miroslav Volf, For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World): Theology That Makes a Difference

“it is hard for theology to persist when it has forgotten its purpose: to critically discern, articulate, and commend visions of the true life in light of the person, life, and teachings of Jesus Christ.”
― Miroslav Volf, For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World): Theology That Makes a Difference

“theologians do not create the “treasure” but present it ever anew; instead of “proclaiming” themselves and their theologies (see 2 Cor. 4:6), theologians proclaim, each in his or her own way, Jesus Christ, who has become for them “wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption” (1 Cor. 1:30). At their best, theologians’ visions unite with their lives in seeking to be what Paul called “the aroma of Christ,” who himself is the true life (2 Cor. 2:15).”
― Miroslav Volf, For the Life of the World (Theology for the Life of the World): Theology That Makes a Difference