A new book published in July 2017; Robert S. Dutch, “Let there be light!” Nuclear Energy: A Christian Case, Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2017 addresses the nuclear energy debate in the light of our need to address Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. This text is a wide-ranging, comprehensive and informative …
I have just finished studying the Book of the prophet Habakkuk. At first glance the book’s final verses convey straightforward comfort and encouragement to people of faith. On reflection, matters may not be quite so simple. To anyone aware of the multiple ecological crises in which we live, the verses …
Saturday 11th November 2017- Creating conservation with roots: developing a sense of place and time. Some thoughts from the Mediterranean margin. CRES Day at Ripon College Cuddesdon with Chris Walley We have now fixed the programme for our CRES Day in November. We are very pleased to welcome Dr Chris …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 33, written by recent CRES graduate Rob Hitchcock. “What makes a successful environmental campaign?” looks at examples of both successful and unsuccessful campaigns from the last three decades to identify the similarities where aims have been achieved and the …
It is now just over a month since I attended the Malvern 2017 Conference at St. George’s House, Windsor, organised by the William Temple Foundation. It is time for a little reflection now that Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement (see my blog), which was announced during the conference, …
“For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you; the destruction of the animals will terrify you…” (Habakkuk 2:17 NRSV) These words occur in one of a series of five ‘woes’ – messages of judgment in the form of laments, recorded in Habakkuk 2:6-19. ‘Lebanon’ is usually taken to refer …
