Christian Hope, Science and the Warming World
Join us for this interdisciplinary conference which explores the relation between climate change and Christian hope. Composed of workshops, presentations, and discussion spaces, we will consider theological, scientific, and practical concerns of Christian faith in light of our present ecological moment.
The conference will take place online via Zoom.
To continue the conversation on social media, please use #WarmingWorldConf
Keynote Speakers
- Hannah Malcolm, editor of Words for a Dying World: Stories of Grief and Courage from the Global Church (SCM Press, 2020)
- Dr Celia Dean-Drummond, director of the Laudato Si Research Institute, Campion Hall
- Revd Grace Thomas, author of Climate Action as Mission (Grove Books, 2021)
- Revd Dr Jeremy Kidwell, senior lecturer in theological ethics, University of Birmingham
Workshops
Friday:
- “Faith in Action: A path of ecological conversion” – Emma Gardner, Salford Diocese
- “‘Young People Can’t Change Anything Anyway’: engaging young people and schools with big questions surrounding the climate crisis – Sarah Moring, God and the Big Bang
- “African Identity, Climate Justice and Racial Justice” – Revd Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, One People Commission Evangelical Alliance
Saturday:
- “The Earth Mourns: Reading Jeremiah’s Prophecies amidst our Warming World” – Dr Samuel Hildebrandt, NTC
- “‘Young People Can’t Change Anything Anyway’: engaging young people and schools with big questions surrounding the climate crisis – Sarah Moring, God and the Big Bang
- “Finding hope in encounters in the face of climate crisis” – CAFOD
Conference Schedule
Friday
| 10:45-10:55 | Zoom Room Open |
| 10:55-11:00 | Welcome and Overview of Proceedings – Revd Dr Steve Wright |
| 11:00-12:00 | Keynote 1 – Dr Celia Deane-Drummond: “Hope as Ecological Virtue” |
| 12:00-12:30 | Break |
| 12:30-13:30 | Workshops |
| 13:30-15:00 | Lunch Break |
| 15:00-16:00 | Keynote 2 – Hannah Malcolm: “Worlds Without End: Life after death and the Body of Christ” |
| 16:00–16:30 | Break |
| 16:30-17:30 | Reflection Groups |
Saturday
| 08:50-09:00 | Zoom Room Open |
| 09:00-10:00 | Keynote 3 – Revd Dr Jeremy Kidwell: “What is *Christian* about Hope? Responding to the climate crisis in a time of privilege” |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-11:30 | Workshops |
| 11:30-12:00 | Break |
| 12:00-13:00 | Keynote 4 – Revd Grace Thomas: “How can, and should, churches respond to the climate crisis?” |
| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-15:30 | Reflection Groups |
| 15:30-16:30 | Panel discussion – Deane-Drummond, Malcolm, Thomas, and Kidwell |
