In the Book of Common Prayer Psalm 90 was included in ‘The Order for the Burial of the Dead.’ It is admirably suited to Christian funeral services – although nowadays, if a psalm is included, Psalm 23, in some form, is usually chosen. Possibly better known than the psalm is …
For all sorts of reasons this blog post has been a long time in preparation. On Wednesday 21 May I attended a lecture at the Institute of Physics in London by Professor Jim Skea on Mitigation of Climate Change. The lecture related to the report of Working Group 3 (WG3) …
The overarching biblical approach to the natural world is summed up in the words of the psalmist, ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’ (Ps 24:1). The Bible begins with two creation accounts, both emphasising that God created (Gen 1:1) and made (Gen 2:4) the earth. In Leviticus …
The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway. Columbia University Press (UK publication date is 29 July 2014, but the Kindle version is available 24 June 2014) The authors, Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, are both historians of science, and are …
Certain well-loved texts are happy hunting grounds for those of us who look to the Bible as the foundation for our convictions and practices in relation to the natural world. As examples we might think of the opening chapters of Genesis; psalms that focus on creation; the closing chapters of …
I am not a vegetarian. Two weeks ago I attended a consultation on Agriculture and Climate Change arranged by the Agriculture and Theology Project. It was a good and wide-ranging meeting, and no doubt detailed reports will come out in due course. However, one thought has been nagging away …
