Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision
by Randy S. Woodley
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
2012 Trade Soft Cover 178 pages
Randy Woodley in his theological book Shalom and the Community of Creation sets out to help everyone reconnect to creation in the way God intended for us. The Garden of Eden, and the goodness of creation, are crucial ideas if we are to understand how we can live a life of shalom (xvii). If we are not at rest with creation, we are somewhat out of touch with God's goodness through his creation (xix). Restoring shalom on earth is the purpose of the book.
Shalom is explained, which means more than "peace" in Eng...
