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The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ – Review
The Apocalypse of Jesus Christ: Meditations on Themes from the Book of Revelation, by David Atkinson, April 2020. Wipf and… …more
Ever hopeful!
Our co-chaplain, Andrew Norman, pens his first Chaplain’s Blog. Our hopes had been pinned on the Climate and Ecological Emergency… …more
Prince Philip, Nature Conservation and The Faiths
Judith Allinson and Barbara Echlin reflect Judith Allinson, Green Christian Web Editor writes: Many of us in Green Christian mourn… …more
Economics of Biodiversity – The Dasgupta Review
Julia Dance writes: Can Sir David Attenborough and I recommend Sir Partha Dasgupta’s Review, commissioned by HMRC (Yes, Really, HMRC),… …more
Press Release: Churches call MPs to back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill
Last week, churches across the UK demonstrated their support for the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill by taking part in… …more
Yearning and Hope
One year on from Lockdown, 2.72 million dead worldwide and the climate/extinction/pollution storm is rumbling and roaring overhead. Are… …more
Life on Mars?
Guest blog by Rev Dr Frances Ward Why, oh why, are we so bothered about life on Mars? Perseverance, which… …more
Green Christian Magazine, Spring 2021, Issue 91
Back to latest Green Christian Magazine. Green Christian, Spring 2021, Issue 91 Youth Activism Issue Editorial: Young voices of hope Shilpita… …more
How achievable is Net Zero Carbon?
Green Christian member Andrew Craig writes about the need for realism and commitment. Since Prime Minister Boris Johnson first said,… …more
Plant: insect-friendly plants
by Rosemary Richardson. Planting insect-friendly plants that will bloom throughout the spring & summer is a simple & effective way… …more
Green Christian Worcester – Local Group
Green Christian – Worcester – is an active Green Christian local group. The group can be contacted by emailing worcester@greenchristian.org.uk… …more
Show the Love Prayer – Sunday 14 February
Green Christian invites you to use one of these prayers on 14 Feb as part of the “Show the Love”… …more
A Laudato Si’ confession
An act of contrition A meditation on passages in Laudato Si’ Let us listen to the cries of our ‘Sister,… …more
Books for Christmas
Here are some books recommended by Green Christian members. It will be updated as more reviews come in. I have… …more
A Way of Life (arts blog)
Climate crisis, environmental disorder, pollution of air, land and sea are overwhelming world-wide happenings that we, as individuals, can do… …more
Press Release: Bishop warns “We are Earthing Hell.”
Online Festival calls Christians to imagine a better future and then create it. Green Christian’s “Re-imagining the Promised Land”, an… …more
Download Green Christian Magazine – Autumn 2020
The current Green Christian Magazine (Autumn 2020) is online! Green Christian magazine is an important means of Green Christian sharing… …more
The Green Spot
‘Food, Glorious Food’ was the song from ‘Oliver’. Harvest – a time of plenty, with apples falling from trees, the… …more
Covid-19: Environment, Justice and the Future – Review
Covid-19: Environment, Justice and the Future, by Margot R Hodson, Martin J Hodson, Ruth Valerio and Timothy Howles, June 2020.… …more
The Book of Job and Environmental Ethics – Review
The Book of Job and Environmental Ethics, by John J Bimson, 2020. Grove Books (E196), ISBN: 978-1788271080, 28 pages. RRP:… …more
Like There’s No Tomorrow – Review
Like There’s No Tomorrow, by Frances Ward, March 2020. Sacristy Press, ISBN: 978-1789590883, 254 pages. RRP: £12.99 (paperback) Like There’s… …more
Humankind – Review
Humankind: A Hopeful History, by Rutger Bregman, May 2020. Bloomsbury, ISBN: 9781408898932, 496 pages. RRP £20 (hardback, other formats available)… …more
Wild Hope – Review
Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, by Gayle Boss, January 2020. Paraclete Press, ISBN: 978-1640601994, 125 pages. RRP… …more
The Future We Choose – Review
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis, by Christiana Figueres and Tome Rivett-Carnac, February 2020. Manilla Press, ISBN: 978-1838770822,… …more
Saying Yes to Life – Review
Saying Yes to Life, by Ruth Valerio, December 2019. SPCK Publishing, ISBN: 978-0281083770, 216 pages. RRP £11.99 (paperback) The Lent… …more
Green Christian Magazine, Autumn 2020, Issue 90
Read the list of contents section of the Autumn 2020 GC Magazine and follow links to three items. …more
I’m not any good at art.
How do we realize our artistic and creative selves? It is a commonplace to say that we all have an… …more
Eco Church
So stimulated was I by becoming Arts Convenor and being confined by lockdown, I embarked on an ambitious (for me)… …more
How are we different from other Christian environmental organisations?
A question that is often asked is, “How is Green Christian different from other Christian environmental organisations?” We have been… …more
Our Partners and Friends
A question that is often asked is, “How is Green Christian different from other Christian environmental organisations?” Go to this… …more
Arts Convenor Blog June 11th 2020
Looking at the first art works put up on the Arts Page I am struck by the power that colour… …more
G.R.E.E.N – mnemonic for explanation of Green New Deal
What is the Green New Deal? According to the UK Student Climate Network:The Green New Deal is a set of… …more
The Art of Seeing
By Graham Norman If you asked me who my favourite artists are, I would probably say David Hockney and Antony… …more
Poetry and Prayer
By Graham Norman Eleven years ago I learnt that poetry is a form of prayer, an intercession and invocation to… …more
Love the World – Review
Love the World, by David Adam, 2018. SPCK, ISBN 978028107762, 213 pages. RRP £9.99 (paperback) Love the World is not… …more
Hope Rediscovered – Review
Hope Rediscovered: Biblical wisdom for an anxious world, by David Atkinson, 2018. Ekklesia, ISBN 9780993294211, 230 pages. RRP £12.00 (paperback)… …more
The Great Derangement – Review
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, by Amitav Ghosh, 2017. University of Chicago Press, ISBN 97800226526812, 196 pages.… …more
Dark Skies – Review
Dark Skies, by Tiffany Francis, 2019. Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1-4729-6459-5, 272 pages. RRP £9.99 (paperback) Tiffany Francis is a new writer,… …more
Dancing with Bees – Review
Dancing With Bees, A Journey Back To Nature, by Brigit Strawbridge Howard, September 2019. Chelsea Green Publishing, ISBN 978-1603588485, 304… …more
On Fire – Review
On Fire – The Burning Case for a Green New Deal, by Naomi Klein, September 2019. Allen Lane, Penguin Random… …more
Wildflower challenge brightens exercise walks
Learning wildflowers on exercise walks: Three common wildflowers of a different set colour each day …more
Green Christian Magazine, Spring 2020, Issue 89
Back to latest Green Christian Magazine. Green Christian, Spring 2020, Issue 89 What’s in your river? Editorial: “What’s in your river?”… …more
‘Time to Act’ is reviewed
Our friends at Christian Climate Action had a book published last month. Written by members and friends of Christian Climate… …more
A Service for Rogantiontide – booklet
In 2027: Rogation Sunday in 2027 is on 2 May Rogation Sunday is the 5th Sunday after Easter Sunday and… …more
Beloved Amazonia – excellent environment quotes from the Pope’s 2020 letter
Martin Davis of Cheltenham Green Christian Local Group writes: Please dip into this wonderful document! The headlines were all about… …more
Ask your General Synod members to support the Bristol amendment on climate
On Wednesday 12 February, the General Synod will be debating GS 2159 – Climate Emergency and Carbon Reduction Target, which proposes… …more
Lichen walks – and other wildlife wonders
Why not invite your local natural history society to show you the wildlife in your churchyard? Judith Allinson enjoys showing… …more