by Martin J. Hodson | Apr 22, 2020 | Opinion
Sir John Houghton, the world-famous climate scientist, committed evangelical Christian and Baptist lay preacher, died on April 15, 2020. Sir John’s achievements were many, touching the lives of a large number of people. Here I will briefly outline Sir John’s life,...
by Martin J. Hodson | Apr 20, 2020 | Opinion
Writing in April 2020, it is difficult to see how Earth Day 2020 on April 22 will register even a small blip in the media, which are now focused on a global pandemic. Quite rightly, governments have switched all of their focus to dealing with the virus, and the Earth...
by Martin J. Hodson and Margot R. Hodson | Oct 20, 2017 | Opinion
Following the launch of John Reader’s latest book, “Theology and New Materialism,” at Trinity College, Oxford, a group of the attendees continued to meet occasionally at the college to discuss some of the issues arising from the book, funded by the...
by Martin J. Hodson | Sep 21, 2017 | Opinion
Things have sped up on climate change in all sorts of ways in 2017. In January, I wrote a briefing titled “Donald Trump, the Environment and the Church” for the John Ray Initiative, where I serve as operations director. I have spent a lot of time this year...
by Martin J. Hodson and Margot R. Hodson | May 24, 2017 | Opinion
How do environmental ethics work out in practice in Christian contexts? We can often see tension between caring for the environment and focusing on human concerns. In the past, environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) would not focus on human problems, while...