The John Ray Initiative is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 43, “A Study on the Environmental Crisis and COVID-19” by Revd. Dr. Sam Mortimer. This paper reflects on the theology and praxis around sustainability and climate change, considering the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the scriptures and …
Jesus tells of the story of the mustard seed; “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes …
The John Ray Initiative (JRI), the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), and the Soil Association are partnering to find ways to support one of the largest landholders in the UK transition to more sustainable land management through FAB farming. FABulous Farmers is an EU Interreg-funded project designed to …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of JRI Briefing Paper number 42, Integrating creation care into mission planning in a post-covid urban setting by Shelly Dennison. This paper explores the positive and negative issues that the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed in urban and suburban communities, and the opportunities which …
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Mike Morecroft has agreed to become the new President of JRI, in succession to the late Sir John Houghton. Mike is an ecologist and is currently Natural England’s Principal Specialist on climate change. This centres on developing the science of climate change impacts, …
We were sorry to hear that Revd. (Donald) Keith Innes died on 15th December 2020 at East Surrey Hospital, aged 87, after a long illness. Here we will briefly cover his life story before concentrating on his environmental work. Keith was born in Sussex. He took a degree at St. …
