Shalom Place

Online Interactions. Work at your own pace. Free-will donation.
Begins April 1, 2016 and open thereafter.

About the book. . .

The natural world around us is in crisis. We know it has a dynamic, evolutionary character. How might we understand this world in relationship to God?

Partaking of God builds on the foundations of the dynamic trinitarian theology of Athanasius. It develops into a theology of the Word as the divine Attractor and the Spirit as the Energy of Love in evolutionary emergence. Then it explores God’s suffering with creatures, the humility of God in creation, church teaching on the human soul in relation to neuroscience, and grace and original sin in relationship to evolution. It culminates in a Christian theology of ecological conversion.
- 192 pages. Michael Glazier Publishers. 2014.
- Available in paperback or Kindle formats from Amazon.com (you will need to purchase your own copy).

Denis Edwards is a professorial fellow of Australian Catholic University. He is a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide and priest in residence in Tranmere parish. He is a member of the national Lutheran–Roman Catholic Dialogueand the national Australian Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission, and he is involved with the SA Council of Churches. His recent books include How God Acts: Creation, Redemption and Special Divine Action; Ecology at the Heart of Faith; and Breath of Life: A Theology of the Creator Spirit.

Learning Process . . .

The book study will make use of a dedicated discussion board (study members only), which will be "headquarters" for announcements, discussion questions and participant sharing.You can work at your own pace, though a stufy process will be posted. Additionally, three webinars will be held during the months of April and May to allow for live discussion. Participant microphones will be unmuted during these webinars to allow for live sharing.

Registration and cost . . .

To join the study, go to http://shalomplace.com/bb and register for the discussion board (register link at top left of page). You will receive an email response with a link to confirm your registration, then you can finish setting up your account. After doing so, you will be a member of the study group and you will be able to read access the material and post responses.
- note: you will not be able to start a new topic, but you can reply to those already started.

If you are new to discussion boards, please review the Help link, which is in the top section of every page. It provides detailed guidance on a variety of topics.

There is no registration fee, but a free-will, tax-deductible donation is requested. Support information will be posted on the discussion board.