Reading Scripture to Hear God: Kevin Vanhoozer and Henri De Lubac on Gods Use of Scripture in the Economy of Redemption

Recent Theological Discussions Between Catholics And Evangelicals Have Generated A Renewed Appreciation For GodS Ongoing Use Of Scripture For SelfMediation To The Church. Noting The Significant Influence Of Henri De Lubac (One Of The Drafters Of Dei Verbum And Proponent Of A Renewal Of The Patristic And Medieval Emphasis On A Spiritual Sense Of Scripture), And Kevin Vanhoozer (The Leading Evangelical Proponent Of A Theological Interpretation Of Scripture), Kevin Storer Seeks To Draw Evangelical And Catholic Theologians Into Dialogue About GodS Ongoing Use Of Scripture In The Economy Of Redemption. Storer Suggests That A Number Of Traditional Tensions Between Catholics And Evangelicals, Such As The Literal Or Spiritual Sense Of Scripture, A Sacramental Or A Covenantal Model Of GodS SelfMediation, And An Emphasis On The Authority Of Scripture Or The Authority Of The Church, Can Be Eased By Shifting Greater Focus Upon GodS Ongoing Use Of Creaturely Realities For The Building Of The Church In Union With Christ. This Project Seeks To Enable Evangelicals To Appropriate The Insights Of De LubacS Catholic Ressourcement Project, While Also Encouraging Catholic Theologians To Appreciate VanhoozerS Evangelical Emphasis On GodS Use Of The Literal Sense Of Scripture To Build The Church.