Christian theology Quote by John Calvin

“Theology is a discipline that is at once oriented to the transcendent and thoroughly located in a particular time and place. It arises out…

— Christine Helmer

“Theology, after all, was made for the sake of the church, not the church for theology.”

— N.T. Wright

[John] Calvin's Institutes is often called a summary of Christian piety. You can't say that about many modern works of theology. You can say…

— Oliver D. Crisp

“In itself this Christian education is partly the product of the retreat of biblical scholarship from the faith community to the academy. In removing…

— Gerald O. West

“Theology is something that is learned, lived, sung, preached, and renewed through the dynamic interaction between God and his people.”

— Michael F. Bird

“The very fact that such a thing as a degree in theology exists is an insult to education. ”

— Noah Lugeons

“There is no purpose for Christian scholarship outside the purpose of God that He is accomplishing in the church.”

— James R. White

“Theology is speaking about God while in the very presence of God. We are intimately engaged with the subject of our study.”

— Michael F. Bird

“Theology is needful because of the large number of alternatives and challenges abroad at the present”

— Millard J. Erickson

“Theology ought to escape from their textbooks and invade absolutely every living activity”

— Michael S. Lawson

“theology is not the study of ideas about God; it is the study of the living God.”

— Michael F. Bird

“We need theology in addition to Scripture because God has authorized teaching in the church, and because we need that teaching to mature in…

— John M. Frame