The John Ray Initiative

connecting Environment, Science and Christianity

Welcome to the JRI.
The John Ray Initiative is an educational charity. Find out about JRI and who's who. Also find out about Revd John Ray. Investigate our Associates programme, Briefing papers, Resources and the JRI Gateway, an annotated directory of links and resources. Visit our discussion Forum (login first). You can support JRI.
Unsustainability Conference
Cambridge, 25 June 2008. Faraday Institute and John Ray Initiative conference on "The Root Causes of Unsustainability". Download brochure. Now available: Programme for day.
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Video featuring JRI people
Jubilee Centre short video (4 minutes) on environment and Christians featuring Professor Bob White and Sir John Houghton.
Nigel Lawson's book
Critique of Nigel Lawson, An appeal to reason, a cool look at global warming (2008). Download four page PDF by Sir John Houghton.
Midpoint of National Tour

After two weeks, ten places, evening venues and daytime schools events the Tour is now halfway. Photograph of Presentation team in Chester:

Left to right: Fran Moffat (SJI), Steve Hughes (A Rocha), Emma Morrice (SJI), Sir John Houghton (JRI), Mike Chesterton (Tearfund), Gail Jackson (SJI), Andy Frost (SJI), Martin Hodson (JRI).

Saving Planet Earth - New Book
Professor Colin Russell's new book, released in February 2008, is Saving Planet Earth: a Christian Perspective.
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Cherishing the Earth, How to care for God's creation
a new book by Martin J. Hodson and Margot R. Hodson has been available in bookshops and from the internet from 1st February 2008.
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Redcliffe January 2008
Report and downloads on "What is the world coming to? Ecological crisis and Christian hope." Redcliffe/JRI annual conference, 19 January 2008.
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Christianity, Climate Change and Sustainable Living
New book by Nick Spencer and Robert White, published in August 2007 by SPCK. Here is a flyer, and also a review by David Thistlethwaite.
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The Search For God
This classic book on Science and Faith has recently been reprinted with additional material, and a new chapter.
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Population and Biodiversity
A brief report on the Redcliffe Conference "Population and Biodiversity. Too many stewards, not enough creation?". Materials related to three talks are available for download.
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The John Ray Initiative, University of Gloucestershire, QW212, Francis Close Hall, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ, UK. Tel: 01242 714821


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