This is an INTEREST GROUP PRESENTATION ABSTRACT; the paper will be presented at the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in October, 2012. Comments are welcomed! View all abstracts. ———————————————————————————- This ’why-to’ presentation offers a theological frame for understanding theRead more…
Jamaica Consultation Presentation:A New Strategy for Hope based on the Inevitable Failure of Climate Change Mitigation
This is an INTEREST GROUP PRESENTATION ABSTRACT; the paper will be presented at the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in October, 2012. Comments are welcomed! View all abstracts. ———————————————————————————- In July 2012, American environmentalist Bill McKibben publishedRead more…
Jamaica Consultation Theme Paper: Impacts of Human Induced Climate Change
This is a THEME PAPER ABSTRACT; the paper will be presented at the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in October, 2012. Comments are welcomed! View all abstracts. ———————————————————————————- Impacts of Human Induced Climate Change* Human activities,Read more…
Jamaica Consultation Theme Paper: Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Results of Human Folly?
This is a THEME PAPER ABSTRACT; the paper will be presented at the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel in October, 2012. Comments are welcomed! View all abstracts. ———————————————————————————- We live in a world where the same naturalRead more…
Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel – A Brief Overview
Greetings! I’m the Lausanne Senior Associate for Creation Care and the coordinator of the Jamaica Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel, occuring 29 October to 3 November, 2012. This meeting will kick off a series of Lausanne Consultations onRead more…
Three coming crises
There is an academic discipline called “Futures Research”. No kidding. Basically what they do is to study the present and look where we are going. Few years back I spent some time with these people and looked forward myself. IRead more…
The Environmental Crisis, the Gospel, and Christian witness
I’ve been wrestling for the last couple of years with a Christian response to the environment and trying to understand the environment and specifically climate change at a better level. I’ve read somewhere in the region of 25 books inRead more…
The Environmental Crisis – Dr John Houghton
Moderator Ken Gnanakan (India), introduces concerns regarding environmental degradation in our world. The first presenter is Dr. John Houghton (UK). Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users: Command click andRead more…
The Environmental Crisis – Jamaica – Dr Denise Thompson
Description: Professor of entrepreneurship, Dr. Denise Thompson from Jamaica asks, ’How will the Church respond to environmental concerns?’ Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users: Command click and “Save linkRead more…
The Environmental Crisis – The Role of The Church – David Kidma
Dr. Gnanakan introduces David Kidma from Papua, New Guinea, who speaks on the role of the Church in the care of the environment. Mr. Kidma describes how the Church in New Guinea has developed a handbook for individuals, churches andRead more…