It was almost ten years ago when I put pen to paper and wrote ‘conflict’ and ‘compromise’ – two words that had become very meaningful to me. I was just beginning to write my Ph.D. research proposal and had to summarize the problem I wanted to work on. These two …
Cover Photo: The view from the cemetery at Aberdovey where Sir John was laid to rest (Martin Hodson)
COP26 dominated the climate conversation in 2021 but what comes next? For churches looking to communicate on climate and environmental issues with their members and local communities, there are a host of potential challenges and opportunities. This post looks at some of the possible trends for 2022 and how churches …
In April 2021, my wife Margot and I held on online book launch for the 2nd edition of our book “A Christian Guide to Environmental Issues.” We asked several friends and colleagues to give short talks. One of these was Richard Fisher, the CEO of our publisher, Bible Reading Fellowship …
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 …
Happy New Year! The New Year is always a time for taking stock of things, and this will be my attempt to do that from my personal angle within JRI. What I write is not “official” JRI policy, but here goes! JRI was founded in 1998, and will reach its …
