In my early years as a professional geologist and a Christian, I spent a great deal of time explaining to people who took a literal view of Genesis chapter 1 that the unequivocal discoveries of science pointed to a universe some 13-14 billion years old, and planet Earth about …
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. …
One of the things that I’ve found myself drawn to time and again over the past year, and especially during times of lockdown, has been the sayings of the Desert Fathers and Mothers. If you’re not familiar with them, these were women and men in the 4th century who took …
Four years ago, on 20th January 2017, we were in Wells, Somerset, on the last day of our post-Christmas break. I had written JRI briefing paper number 32, “Donald Trump, the Environment and the Church” in the preceding weeks, and we planned to release it on the day of the …
I owe the title to Juliet Du Boulay’s study of traditional village life on a Greek island 50 years ago, before the people adapted to modernity. When I read it I was captivated. At the risk of ruining it, this post tries to explain why I find it so meaningful. …
