Abstract
This review article summarises and engages critically with two books published by ATF Press in 2017 and 2020. One of them is Denis Edwards’s book that reflects his theological approach to nature, divine action and environmental ethics. The second book is a series of papers inspired by his theological approach. The great merit consists of establishing a fresh meaning of nature from the theological perspective. The article gathers three main themes present in the book: the meaning of nature, the inclusive character of the theology of nature and the relationship between God and nature from the Trinitarian perspective.Contribution: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the recent development of the theology of nature and the share Denis Edwards had in it. The theology of nature needs to be ‘extended’ in order not just to include the relationship between the human and God, but the goal of the entire creation, and to point to the theological reasons for such an approach.
Highlights
As part of the dialogue between religion and science, there has recently been a talk about a ‘theological turn’, which is manifested, among others, in the theological reflection on nature and in a broader sense than before, Trinitarian approach to God’s action (Ritchie 2017:361– 379)
The answer to the question whether it has its own value or a dependent is relevant to topics related to the theology of nature, which, present in the theological tradition, did not occupy their proper place
The same applies to reflections on the theology of nature, creatively undertaken by Denis Edwards and others, whose texts have been collected in the discussed book
Summary
As part of the dialogue between religion and science, there has recently been a talk about a ‘theological turn’, which is manifested, among others, in the theological reflection on nature and in a broader sense than before, Trinitarian approach to God’s action (Ritchie 2017:361– 379). The concept of nature and what is natural has gone through a long process of historical reflection, providing a reference point for the reflection on grace, miracles perceived dialectically in relation to nature, to the naturalisation of grace. This dominant image of nature, reinforced by a mechanistic approach, in which it was deprived of self-determination proper to the Thomistic view, was reduced to being a passive instrument of other forces. The answer to the question whether it has its own value or a dependent (functional) is relevant to topics related to the theology of nature, which, present in the theological tradition, did not occupy their proper place. The theology of nature needs to be ‘extended’ in order to include not just the relationship between the human and God and the goal of the entire creation and to point to the theological reasons for such an approach
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