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 …
The Physical Environment (Module 5) is one of our original modules that was first introduced over 20 years ago, and has remained very popular. The module was last updated 10 years ago, and we are pleased to announce that it has now been further updated in 2025 by Dr Geoff Fishpool (Atmosphere and Climate) to incorporate findings of the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC, by Mrs Hannah Gray (Water), and by Dr Martin Hodson …
Lei Yuting (Ray) joined the CRES (Christian Rural and Environmental Studies) course when he and his family were still living in Hong Kong, and he completed it after he and his family moved to the UK. Ray graduated in 2024 and has been very involved in Hazelnut Community Farm, in Bristol, where this video was taken. If you would like to join the CRES course, the best place to start is here. VIDEO
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 …
CRES has now been running for over 20 years. Most of our students have taken the whole course, but every so often somebody has asked if they could try a taster, do a short course, or maybe use CRES modules as the basis of a sabbatical. Up to now, we have dealt with these enquiries on an ad hoc basis, as they came in, and have not promoted these ideas in any of our publicity. We have …
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 …
