Much, maybe most, of what we learn and know about ‘the environment’, we know from the media, broadly defined. Indeed, this applies not only to our beliefs and knowledge about those aspects of the environment, which are regarded as problems or issues for public and political concern, but...
MIT computer scientist Nicholas Negroponte enthused in his book Being Digital in 1995 that the digital landscape was giving rise to a new generation which was free of old prejudices and ignored the limitations of geographical proximity as the only basis for friendship, collaboration, games and neighbourliness. He...
The environmental crisis is a fundamental element of our lives on the globe today, and we cannot conceive of life in the next generation without at the same time engaging with and responding to that crisis. Just as important, however, is that responsible Christian thinking and communication about...
Many people now recognize the critical role of communication in resolving inter-human conflicts. Yet few acknowledge that communication is equally important for our conflicts with the natural world. Within the human realm, we can engage in spoken or written dialogue as a means of conveying our personal interests,...
How are Christian publications covering the issue of ecology? On what basis Christian communicators tackle issues of environment? The following article calls for much needed prophetic communication....
The science is in, the debates are over: we face a true climate emergency, and we must set out immediately on a path of dramatic global carbon emissions reductions. We must do so, moreover, despite all the other emergencies now competing for our attention. Further delay will only...