Episode 187: Interview with Kelly Kapic about his book Christian Life

About this episode

Chad Kim interviews Dr. Kelly M. Kapic about his book Christian Life, exploring the theological foundations of living as a Christian.

Welcome back to A History of Christian Theology! In this episode, Chad sits down with Dr. Kelly M. Kapic, Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College, to discuss his award-winning book Christian Life , published by Zondervan Academic as part of the New Studies in Dogmatics series. What does it actually mean to live as a Christian? Although the phrase "Christian life" is used constantly in churches and classrooms, its theological foundation often goes unexamined. Dr. Kapic argues that the Christian life is, first and foremost, a response to the love of the triune God — flowing from God toward us and drawing us back into communion with him. Central to his account is the incarnate Son, who loved the Father for us, weaving our fragmented prayers and imperfect devotion into his own perfect faithfulness. Chad and Dr. Kapic explore the theological foundations of Christian living, the role of the church and corporate worship in shaping the believer, and what it means to be united to Christ by the Spirit. It's a rich, accessible conversation at the intersection of systematic theology and everyday faith. Dr. Kapic holds a PhD in Systematic and Historical Theology from King's…

People in this episode

Host: Chad Kim

Guest: Dr. Kelly M. Kapic

Topics covered

• Christian life
• theological foundations
• systematic theology
• corporate worship
• union with Christ

Keywords

• Christianity
• theology
• faith
• worship
• incarnation
• devotion
• God's love

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Covenant College, Zondervan Academic, The Gospel Coalition, Southwestern Journal of Theology

Books & works: Christian Life

Places: King's College, University of London

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