I will forever be grateful to the CRES course, and those who run it, for opening my eyes and heart to scientific, environmental and spiritual realms that were completely new to me. The discipline of researching and writing the essays led me to read some really fascinating books, as well as talking with people about their beliefs and their practices, which I would not necessarily have done otherwise. I spent a lot of time on a local farm, learning about the dilemmas faced by farmers as they seek to care for the land and farm sustainably, whilst not forgetting the bottom line, and at the same time I discovered much about the riches of Celtic Christianity, both from visiting Iona, but also from new reading. The fact that I could choose from a variety of modules gave me the freedom to plan my own route through the course, but at the same time there is a very clear emphasis on the Christian response to environmental and ethical issues, which helped me to focus my thinking, and to put environmental issues uppermost in my own prayer life and in the ethical decisions that we all face day to day. Possibly the most engaging part of the course was writing the dissertation, because it required a greater depth of thinking and in my case some very practical work related to the topic of the clothing industry, including natural dyeing and spinning and knitting. It was fascinating to attend the days and weekends and particularly interesting to hear what other people have done for their dissertations, which included a very wide and varied range of topics. Thank you, CRES, and I would recommend the course to anyone.