Shelly Dennison reviews, “Seeing Differently. Franciscans and Creation,” by Simon Cocksedge, Samuel Double & Nicholas Alan Worssam. ‘Seeing Differently’ caught my eye whilst browsing in the bookshop at Greenbelt this year. The timing means that, rather appropriately, I read it during the ecumenical Season of Creation which ends on October …
JRI folk are often out and about speaking at churches and events, sometimes representing JRI and sometimes other organisations whose values and aims overlap with our own. We don’t often share these in the newsletter or on this site but a recent event Martin and Margot attended gives a sense …
I was disappointed, indeed, dismayed, by a programme for Harvest on BBC, not long ago. It abounded in expressions of joy and gratitude, such as: “Come, ye joyful people, come, Raise the song of harvest-home! All is safely gathered in, Ere the winter storms begin, etc.” (Henry Alford, 1810-1871) And …
It was October half term, we were on the West coast of Ireland, and for the past five days the wind and rain had taken it in turns to try and keep us indoors. As tempting as a week by the log fire playing board games and reading books was, …
Debra Rienstra is a professor of English, specialising in early British Literature and creative writing, at Calvin University. “Refugia Faith” is, in part, the story of how she found herself reading scientific papers and learning about environmental theology. The book is a fascinating blend of theological reflection, memoir and nature …
