In His Own Words

This volume of essays brings together 37 papers by Denis Edwards. They were published in journals and book chapters in edited and single authored volumes between 1976 and 2019. The contributions cover many aspects of theology and contemporary society, including: Australian theology, Indigenous theology, biblical themes, comparison of John of the Cross and Karl Rahner, ecclesiology, multicultural issues in the Australian context, the ordination of women, Lutheran–Roman Catholic Dialogue, evolution, ecological theology, feminist theology, theological language, the Trinity, chaos, Christology, contemporary theology, the created order, the Eucharist, grace, the Holy Spirit, miracles, the Patristics, receptive ecumenism, sin, salvation and science and theology. Denis’ work engages with many theologians from various stages of church history as well as a range of contemporary theologians.

Editors: Anthony Kain is a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide who has worked in many parishes around Adelaide and has a specific interest in liturgy. Hilary Regan is the publisher of ATF Press Publishing Group who has been associated with theological publishing for over 30 years.

Denis Edwards (1943–2019) was a professorial fellow in theology at Australian Catholic University, Adelaide campus, and a member of ACU’s Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry. He was a priest of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide from 1966 and worked in a number of parishes around Adelaide over many years. As a fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion, much of his recent research has been in the dialogue between science and theology and the emerging field of ecological theology. He wrote many journal articles, contributions to edited volumes along with single authored publications that include: Partaking of God: Trinity, Evolution and Ecology (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2014); Jesus and the Natural World: Exploring a Christian Approach to Ecology (Mulgrave, Vic: Garratt, 2012); How God Acts: Creation, Redemption and Special Divine Action (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2012); The Natural World and God: Theological Explorations (Adelaide: ATF Press, 2017) and Deep Incarnation: God’s Redemptive Suffering with Creation (Orbis Books, 2019). Denis died suddenly in Adelaide in March 2019.