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Archive for January, 2010

JRI Newsletter No 22- Copenhagen Special

Copenhagen– before, during and after The last few months have been very busy ones for many of us involved in JRI. Undoubtedly the main reason has been the COP15 UN Climate Change Conference which was held from 7th to 18th December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Let us give you some insights into the run up, [...]

New web site for CRES

For some time now the Christian Rural & Environmental Studies (CRES) web site has been looking a little tired. Fortunately John McKeown, the JRI webmaster, has designed a nice new site. Thanks very much John! Although the CRES course starts and finishes in September each year, the Spring and early Summer are the times when [...]

SRT Scotland @ 40

The Society, Religion and Technology (SRT) project of the Church of Scotland is 40 years old this year, and as part of the celebrations are organising a conference in Edinburgh on Saturday 1st May 2010. Please find linked a SRT_conference_flyer and SRT_40 _booking_form.

Briefing about the Skeptics Handbook

A briefing by JRI Associate Dr John Lockwood about an Australian website called “The Skeptics Handbook”. JRI has received a few enquiries about this website and the briefing provides an effective answer to the claims made there. PDF download (5 pages)

Two-year Project Researcher/Administrator – Environmental Ethics, Politics and Theology

Applications are invited for the post of Researcher/Administrator on the project ‘Hope for Creation’ administered by the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion (based at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge) jointly with the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics (KLICE) (based at Tyndale House, Cambridge). For more details go to: http://www.jri.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Faraday-KLICE-advert.pdf

Pioneer Minister with a heart for the environment

Team Vicar of High Beach Parish [Waltham Abbey Team] & Chaplain of Lee Valley Regional Park & Epping Forest Our friends from A Rocha UK have asked if we could advertise an exciting post for an Anglican vicar! Are you looking for a pioneering ministry with opportunities for innovative mission? Is conservation, the environment or [...]

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