Working with Australian church youth to respond to climate change: improvisational drama as an educational tool JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper No. 26 by Sally Shaw. This is the second of our briefings which has more of a social science research focus, and is therefore …
The John Ray Initiative is pleased to announce the publication of “Sustainability and Ethics” by Ian Arbon and John Weaver. This 44 page paper has been produced in association with the Industrial Christian Fellowship. Ian Arbon is an engineer and was a former Chair of JRI, and John Weaver is …
A Political Theology of Climate Change, Michael S. Northcott, Wm B Eerdmans Publishing Co, Cambridge and Grand Rapids Michigan, 2013, Pp335. Although Michael Northcott has published on the environmental crisis before, this is possibly his most important book. It is based on research carried out between 2008 and 2011 – …
The John Ray Initiative has joined together with A Rocha UK, Christian Aid, Christian Concern for One World, Christian Ecology Link, Climate Stewards, CTBI Environmental Issues Network, Operation Noah, Progressio, the Speak Network and Tearfund to welcome the debate on climate change and the environment taking place at the General Synod of …
New Year Greetings to all the readers of this blog. The year 2013 lies behind us and we await the challenges and opportunities that 2014 will bring as we seek to inform our churches and communities about the urgency of the environmental issues we face and encourage them to make …
Just down the bottom of the road in my village stands an empty pub waiting to be turned (probably) into an expensive country residence. On the gate is a notice telling us that the District Council is being asked to designate it as an “Asset of Community Value” (ACV). The …