Jamaica Consultation Theme Paper: Planetary Boundaries and the Green Economy

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. ———————————————————————————- Poverty declining, environmental destruction increasing – paradoxically both drivenRead more…

Jamaica Consultation Presentation: An Apocalyptic Call to Creation Care

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 paper looks first at the apocalyptic textRead more…

Jamaica Consultation Presentation: Creation Care as a Ministry of Reconciliation

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. ———————————————————————————- According to Colossians 1:19-20, “Christ reconciled to himself all things,Read more…

Jamaica Consultation Presentation: Harnessing the media: A tool for environmental awareness.

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. ———————————————————————————- Media are the integral part of the contemporaryRead more…

Jamaica Consultation Presentation: Transitioning From Crisis to Community: The Cultivation of Co-inspiration

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 ’how-to’ presentation includes a short video clip that tracksRead more…

Jamaica Consultation Presentation: Masters, Managers or Midwives? Are We Really Responsible for the Environment?

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…