Denis Edwards
Denis Edwards (born December 10, 1943 in Port Pirie , † March 5, 2019 ) was an Australian theologian .
Life
He was ordained a priest on July 9, 1966 in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. He taught as a professor of theology at the Australian Catholic University in Adelaide. In 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Friborg .
His teaching lies in the areas of the Trinity of God, Christology, Ecclesiology and the theology of creation. He is a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion and a member of the International Methodist-Roman Catholic Commission and the National Australian Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission. Recent research has covered the areas of Christology, Pneumatology, Trinitarian Theology, the Dialogue between Science and Theology, and Ecological Theology. Research interests include the theology of Karl Rahner and the work of key figures from the theological tradition, including Irenaeus, Athanasius, Bonaventure, and Aquinas.
Fonts (selection)
- How God Acts. Creation, Redemption and Special Divine Action . Minneapolis 2010, ISBN 0800697006 .
- Partaking of God. Trinity, Evolution and Ecology . Collegeville 2014, ISBN 0814682529 .
- The Natural World and God. Theological Explorations . Adelaide 2017, ISBN 1925643050 .
- Christian Understandings of Creation. The Historical Trajectory . Minneapolis 2017, ISBN 1451482876 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Edwards, Denis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Pirie |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th March 2019 |