Conference Chair: Dr Christopher Southgate
Conference Secretary: Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts
Conference Chaplain: Rev Helen Burnett
Speakers include: Anna Harper, Mike Hulme, Michael Northcott, Celia Deane-Drummond, Paula Fuller, Gaia Vince, Christopher Southgate.
The 2021 Modern Church Conference addresses the greater emergency that sits at present in the background of the coronavirus pandemic – the progressive impact of climate change. But it will not be two days of doom and gloom. Grave
as the emergency is, we shall be looking for positive directions in which to think, act, and pray.
Due to the impact of Covid-19 the conference will be held online via Zoom. The dates are 13-14th July 2021, and each day will run from about 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, with appropriate breaks, and beginning and ending each day with prayer. There will be presentations by distinguished speakers on different dimensions of the theme and also a chance for conference delegates to respond via the Chat mechanism in Zoom.
Conference Chair: Dr Christopher Southgate
Conference Secretary: Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts
Conference Chaplain: Rev Helen Burnett
The programme will include:
- the best current scientific information – by Anna Harper (Univ. Exeter)
- questions of disagreement and climate denial – by Mike Hulme (Univ. Cambridge)
- theological dimensions in Climate discussions – by Celia Deane-Drummond (Univ. Oxford)
- prophetic-political dimensions in Climate discussions – by Michael Northcott (Univ. Edinburgh)
- a view from the Buddhist tradition – by Paul Fuller (Univ. Cardiff)
- positive stories for the future – by Gaia Vince (freelance writer on science and culture)
- exploration in ‘godly longing and hope’ – by Christopher Southgate (Univ. Exeter)
- ‘workshops’ on themes of lament, contemplation, and prayer
- A final panel discussion
This is a full and high quality programme, and is very timely given the international UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) gathering in Glasgow in November.
The cost is £30.00 for the full or any part of the programme.
