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Why I stopped flying.

In 2017, I took my last flight. I knew before I went to Vienna with my friend Amy that it … More

aviation, climate change, decarbonising, environment, environmental justice, flying, global justice, just transition, justice

making peace

‘Blessed are the peacemakers‘ When I think of peace, I think of white doves, olive branches and conscientious objectors. Peace … More

colossians, courage, Faith, justice, non-violence, non-violent direct action, NVDA, peace, reconcilation, vulnerability

Global Apartheid and the era of climate breakdown

Warning: currently only in draft form, suggested revisions welcome. Not long ago, I read an article which suggested target-setting for … More

climate breakdown, climate change, climate justice, global apartheid, global justice, global poor, global warming, justice, poverty

How bad is Climate Change?

I remember doing my GCSEs and writing pat answers about the greenhouse effect. Little did I know that in my … More

carbon dioxide, climate breakdown, climate change, extraction, global justice, global warming, ipcc report, IPPR, justice

Blood of Our Children

On Saturday I was part of another Extinction Rebellion action called ‘Blood of Our Children’. Outside Downing Street, we dressed … More

cca, christian climate action, climate breakdown, climate change, extinction rebellion, justice, protest, xr

Re-crucifying Christ

Cone writes about the crucifixion as a first-century lynching, and about how black people facing the state-endorsed terrorism of lynching identified with Jesus; they, “found in the cross the spiritual power to resist the violence they so often suffered” (p22).

black theology, creation, crucifixion, death, environmental theology, grief, James Cone, justice, lynching, non-violent direct action, resistance, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

Hostile means Hostile

UK Immigration rules and injustice

asylum, citizenship, freedom, freedom of movement, hostile environment, immigration, injustice, justice, politics, poverty, social justice

Fighting Climate Change is Part of the Gospel

Continued from the previous post, the focus here is the theological implications of creation’s place in the Biblical Narrative. What does the gospel have to say about the recent IPCC report?

2018, climate change, environment, future, gospel, jesus, justice, kingdom, poverty, redemption, social justice, tension

Creation and the Biblical Narrative

In this post, I start from the very beginning. If you are familiar with the concepts of Creation-Fall-Redemption, then this … More

2018, biblical narrative, biblical overview, brokenness, climate change, creation, environment, environmental theology, Genesis, global justice, global warming, justice, redemption, trinity

This week in thoughts

This week I have enjoyed the autumn light as I cycle back from work, had the joy of seeing Siân … More

busyness, change, identity, justice, progress, responsibility

“the poor will always be with us”

Jesus’ anointing at Bethany: the heralding of a new spiritual, economic and political empire.

2018, easter, impoverished, jesus, Jubilee, justice, King, king of the jews, kingdom of god, matthew, matthew 26, poverty, social justice, spring

Injustice and the language we use

On how we oppose injustice by dehumanising dehumanizers or by constructing a notion of ‘fighting for justice’ as a battle in opposition to an ‘other’ + thoughts on a way out.

2018, discourse, global justice, injustice, intersectionality, justice, language, political philosophy, politics, spring

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