There is an urgent need to include teaching on environmental issues in ministerial training and formation. This is the conclusion of a recent ecumenical consultation initiated by Martin and Margot Hodson of The John Ray Initiative, and Dave Bookless of A Rocha. ‘The imperative is both missional and theological,’ says …
Our first edition came out in 2015, and a LOT has changed since then! In this extensively updated 2021 edition, we consider eight key environmental issues: biodiversity, climate change, water, population and consumption, energy, soil, food, and environment and sustainable development. Through ethical reflections, Bible studies on a different biblical …
Green Reflections: Biblical inspiration for sustainable living How should we look after the world we inhabit? Martin and Margot Hodson bring together scientific and theological wisdom to offer 62 reflections inspired by the Bible. Encouraging both contemplation and response, these thoughtful explorations include themes such as the wisdom of trees, …
Interested in learning more about climate change and our role as Christians in caring for the environment? HeartEdge has developed a free 4-week Creation Care Course, giving you the opportunity to learn more about climate change, its drivers, its impacts, theological perspectives on caring for God’s Creation, and options for …
I like a bit of wildness! I wonder what image that conjures up in your mind? Coming into my 60th year, perhaps of an aging rocker doing air guitar while headbanging to loud music! But while rock music is part of my eclectic musical tastes, that’s not what I mean. …
Is it not stupid that Amazon, the company, is worth billions in the economy, while Amazon the rainforest is worth nothing – until it is destroyed for logging or agriculture? Its real worth, as a generator of oxygen and biodiversity is unaccounted for, even though we all depend on it. …
