Connecting Environment, Science and Christianity

A JRI Conference panel

The Gloucester-based John Ray Initiative (JRI) works to connect 'Environment, Science and Christianity'. The latest JRI news of events and resources includes the following:

Saturday 23rd April (10.00am to 4.00pm)

Christian Rural and Environmmental Studies (CRES) Day at Ripon College, Cuddesdon nr. Oxford - "Climate Change after Paris". The day is opened up to a wider audience and Dr Paul Chambers from the Department of Energy and Climate Change is the guest speaker. Paul will give two talks on "Climate change, Paris and the Global Response" and "Climate change from the perspective of Indonesia, a developing country". For more details and booking see www.cres.org.uk/.

All the recordings and presentations from the "A Sustainable Future? A Serious Look at the Sustainable Development Goals" conference on 5 March 2016 are now ready to download at www.jri.org.uk/events/a-sustainable-future-jri-conference-5-march-2016/

OTHER EVENTS:

15/16 April, 2016. Coventry. "Hope in a Changing Climate".

A group of agencies and churches, including A Rocha UK, All We Can, CAFOD, Christian Aid, CCOW, the Church of England, Commitment for Life, Global Justice Now, Operation Noah, Progressio, and Tearfund are putting on this conference. It will offer a chance to get updates on what happened in Paris, reflect on Christian responses, share ideas and experiences, and learn about ways in which we can act to make a difference. Find out more and book at www.ewdc.uk

7 May 2016 (10.00am to 4.30pm) Edward King House, Lincoln LN2 1PU "Faith and the Environment Conference". Speakers include Dr Ruth Valerio and Revd Leslie Batty Geoff Stratford. www.lincoln.anglican.org/news-events/news-stories/faith-and-the-environment-conference-saturday-7th-may-2016/

Link:

The John Ray Initiative www.jri.org.uk/