Abstracts of the theme papers (main talks) and interest group presentations for the Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel have been made available for advance reading and discussion.Even if you are not able to be part of this meeting, we would love to have you participate by reading and commenting on these abstracts as they are posted. Your input will be used by the authors both before the consultation and after to refine their arguments and to consider, perhaps, additional implications to what they are saying.
Theme Papers
God’s World:
- Impacts of Human Induced Climate Change – John Houghton, John Ray Initiative (UK)
- Natural Disasters: Acts of God or Results of Human Folly? – Prof. Robert White, University of Cambridge (UK)
God’s Word:
- The Biblical Basis for Creation Care – Jonathan Moo, Whitworth University (USA)
- Why Should an Evangelist Plant a Tree? – David Bennett, Lausanne Movement (USA)
God’s Work:
- Planetary Boundaries and the Green Economy – Paul Cook, Tearfund (UK)
- Do We Need a Special Ethics for the Last Days? – Thomas Schirrmacher (Germany)
Interest Group Presentations
- A New Strategy for Hope based on the Inevitable Failure of Climate Change Mitigation – Lowell Bliss & Eden Vigil (USA)
- Theological, scientific and practical issues on Creation care – Frederic Baudin (France)
- Harnessing the media: A tool for environmental awareness. – Darceuil Duncan, University of Trinidad & Tobago
- Creation Care as a Ministry of Reconciliation – Susan Drake Emmerich, Center for Law & Culture (USA)
- The Church and Sustainable Urbanism in Asian Contexts – David Gould (Singapore)
- An Apocalyptic Call to Creation Care – David Knight (Canada)
- Transitioning From Crisis to Community: The Cultivation of Co-inspiration – Claudio Oliver & Sam Ewell (Brazil)
- Masters, Managers or Midwives? Are We Really Responsible for the Environment? – Claudio Oliver & Sam Ewell (Brazil)
- How can we develop positive attitudes to climate change among church youth? Improvisational drama as an effective approach. – Sally Shaw (Australia)
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- Christ, Creation Stewardship and Missions – Craig Sorley, Care of Creation Kenya
- Gospel for the Liberation of Creation – Premamitra Anandaraja (India)
- Environmental Justice and the Church’s Preferential Option for the Poor – Barry Wade (Jamaica)
- Evangelism, Integral Mission and Creation Care – Dave Bookless (UK)