On Thursday 17th November JRI hosted its first webinar. JRI President Mike Morecroft and Professor Dave Griggs, recently returned from the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, presented some reflections on the COP and answered questions from attendees. The webinar was recorded and is now available as an online video on the …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 47, ‘Natural Disasters and Human Responsibility’ by JRI Vice President Professor Robert White. The Briefing Paper is an adaptation of Faraday Paper number 25. The paper opens with the author’s summary: So-called ‘natural disasters’ such as floods, earthquakes and …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper 46, by Shelly Dennison who is employed by the countryside charity CPRE Bedfordshire and is a graduate of the CRES course. This paper explores some of the theological questions which Christians might want to ask when considering their position on …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper No. 41, “Communicating the Environment”. In this paper retired management consultant Rob Hitchcock and Methodist Presbyter Philip Wagstaff look at the ‘how’ of effective campaigning for a fairer world. They consider the challenges and restraints to communication, and then the …
From late November until early January, Christians celebrate a major festival season of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. What are the environmental dimensions to these festivals? Christians are increasingly concerned about the environmental damage of consumerism in the form of unwanted presents, crackers with plastic novelties and wrapping paper that cannot …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 40, ‘All that we are’ by Samuel Perilla, a member of the Cross Current Environmental Sciences group. Starting with a selection of verses from Psalm 104, Perilla asks the question ‘Why don’t we, Christians, take care of this planet …
