Telling Climate Stories: Creativity, Authenticity, Ethics CRES Day 23rd May 2026 The next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday, 23rd May at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. It will feature Rev’d Rich Clarkson, who will use his visit to the Anglican Church of Melanesia in September 2025 as a springboard to a deeply reflective day. Rich is an Anglican parish priest in the West Midlands, with a deep passion for the …
Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday, 8th November 2025, at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. Our speakers are Rev. Margot Hodson (Director of Theology and Education at the John Ray Initiative) and Martin Parsons (Peatland Restoration Officer with Natural England). In the morning, Margot will speak on “Sacred Land? Integral Ecological reflection on the sale of church land at Langford, Oxfordshire.” In the afternoon, Martin will speak on “Rewetting …
Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday 24th May 2025 at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. Our speakers are Rev. Dr. Mike Perry (Bishop of Salisbury’s Adviser on Climate Justice and A Rocha UK Trustee) and Dr. Elizabeth Perry (Programmes Director for the Anglican Alliance). In the morning Mike will speak on“Reason to Care: towards a multifaceted practical theology of creation care.” Many Christians have a firm faith and care …
Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday 16th November 2024 at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. Our main speaker is Jo Herbert-James (Head of Engagement at A Rocha UK). Jo has a particular interest in ethical consumption. So this day will be of particular interest to those taking the new CRES module, Living Sustainably, but also to all those of us wanting to live more lightly on the planet. We …
Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. Our speakers are: Revd. Canon Caroline Hewlett, Vicar of Swaledale with Arkengarthdale; and Dr. Martin Hodson, Principal Tutor of CRES. On this day we will look at two contrasting, but overlapping themes: Eco Mission in a Rural Context; and Environmental Disaster Management. In the morning, CRES graduate, Caroline Hewlett, will tell us about her …
Exploring Environmental Theology- CRES Day 18th November 2023 Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday 18th November 2023 at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. We have two great speakers: Prof. Celia Deane-Drummond, Director of the Laudato Si’ Research Institute, and our recently retired CRES external examiner; and Dr. Tim Middleton, Tutorial Fellow in Theology at Regent’s Park College, Oxford. We are currently aiming at being a group of about 25-35. …
