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"It's the easiest thing to do to read the Bible in such a way that validates your already formed opinions." — Kevin Vanhoozer

What does it mean to be Christianly literate? In this conversation, Kevin Vanhoozer, Dennis Greeson, and Greg Parker unpack the three pillars at the heart of the Alexandrian Institute — Scripture, theology, and culture — and why you can't faithfully hold one without the others.

Drawing on Bavinck's image of the theological encyclopedia, Greg Parker describes Scripture as the root, theology as the trunk, and culture and practice as the branches. Vanhoozer makes the case that the Bible raises questions only theology can answer — and that skipping that step quietly lets the surrounding culture set the terms.

A short, rich primer on why theological reflection isn't optional.

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