Reading Report: The Pastor as Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision

n his introduction to the book, Vanhoozer contends that pastors have primarily abandoned their function of delivering theology in a public setting. Specifically, he states that the “underlying conviction is that theological minds need to return to where they belong: in the body of Christ.” The problem is that, while tied up with a multiplicity of demands, pastors put theology aside, which is ultimately detrimental to the church body.