Hello, friends! We invite you to join us in pollinating creation care happenings across different directions: not only global event, news, and announcements, but also stories from the grassroots! So, if you’ve a project, story or news about Creation Care that would be of interest to others around the world, […]
Author: Prarthini Selveindran
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What are the hot topics, key challenges, and expected progress in creation care in 2024? What major events are coming up and what trends and developments should we keep an eye on? We welcome you to an upcoming LWCCN webinar to address these questions and more on February 6th, 2024 […]
We draw your attention to this upcoming Stott-Bediako Forum that will be held in Colombia from July 15-17 2024! There will also be a shorter online version of the programme in September. This forum is organised by INFEMIT, a group of evangelical theologians formed to advance holistic, contextual mission theology […]
We bring you news from a LWCCN friend, Kasper Bergholt. Kasper has recently published a book entitled “Jordnær teologi: Planter, dyr og mennesker i Guds verden” (English: “Down-To-Earth Theology: Plants, Animals, and Humans in God’s World”), with Danish publisher Semper. We need to know who we are, where we are, […]
Tribute With grief, we bring news of the passing of a respected friend, Professor Allison Mary Howell. We hear from Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Yaw Blasu, the Director of Allison Howell Centre for Religion, Environment, Science and Development (edited for brevity): Remembering Prof. Allison Mary Howell: Missionary, Great Scholar of Holistic […]
ECHO is a Christian technical resourcing and networking organization based in North Fort Myers, Florida, but working globally via a diverse network of over 18,500 organizations and individuals and through our Regional Impact Centers serving Asia, East Africa, West Africa, and the Americas. We equip and empower a diverse network […]
The WEA Sustainability Center’s co-director, Dr. Chris Elisara, has launched a new initiative entitled Faith for Cities. This groundbreaking initiative, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust (TRT), is poised to harness the transformative potential of diverse faith traditions, collaborating with secular partners to champion urban development that fosters thriving communities for […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will release a report entitled “Faith in Action” in January 2024 at Davos. This report focuses on how faith and business can collaborate to help in solving our global polycrises. WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher is a member of the report’s advisory committee while Dr. […]
In Germany, congregations and groups from the Evangelical Alliance are showing an increasing concern for creation care. The awareness of ecological crises, and Christian publications on the topic provided an impetus for this. Among the publications was the 2022 book “FROMM + GRÜN” (pious + green), published by Thomas Kröck […]
Only three people have ever received honorary citizenship in Nepal. One of these was Sir Edmund Hillary, who (with Tenzing Sherpa) was the first to scale Mount Everest. The third was Colin Smith who devoted six decades to recording and describing the butterflies of this Himalayan country. Arriving from Britain […]