After a few years of being an adult learner and while working full time, I was able to recently complete a DThM (Doctor of Theology and Ministry) degree at Northwind Theological Seminary. It was super exciting to get this degree which has been a long-standing goal of ine.
However, even more exciting was my ability to take my dissertation and convert it into a book. My book (“A Theology of the Microbiome: An Intersection of Divinity and the Microbial Life Within Us“) has just been released and it available on Amazon as well as through my publisher, SacraSage.
It has been an amazing ride! I have written small academic articles and book chapters through the years that mainly have been in the realm of medical science, but the process of writing a book on theology takes 1) time, 2) patience, and 3) patience. You noticed I put down “patience” twice…needed.
My disseration advisor, Thomas J. Oord, was super helpful in helping me turn this extensive project into a book. Also, my editor, Jonathan Foster, made the book a much better read.
Both of these individuals do wonderful work:
Tom’s work is here.
Jonathan’s work is here.
Why did I write the book? Well, a small seed for this book was planted in 2018 when I wrote a short essay for God and Nature Magazine. Also, I strongly believe that as we get older, every person should try to expand their learning into other fields. This type of learning / education is good for the brain.
The experience and learning associated with life’s circumstances can be helpful when getting new knowledge out to the population at large, especially for young people. I have worked in medical science for over 30 years, but I have had a side interest in theology for about the same period of time. I felt like it was time to lear more and to get information out to the community at large.
Both science and theology are unending fields of study. Science is considered objective; theology is considered subjective. However, there is often an overlap between the objective and subjective.
From a philosopical and theological standpoint, I discuss the idea of the “SO-Monad” in the book in which reality has both subjective and objective components — one greater than the other at times; both equal at times; both always there; both eternally present in time. If such an idea sounds interesting, perhaps you should buy a copy!
I am donating all of the proceeds from this book to the Center for Open and Relational Theology in order to advance a new way to study theology (although ideas such as open and relational theology have circulated for centuries), a new way to consider religion, and a new way to understand God.
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