Monthly Archives: August 2009

Big decisions demand awkward questions

Posted on 11 August 2009 by Peter Boyer

The climate change debate is starting to dominate our lives. A gem of a book from Greg Craven is the best weapon I’ve yet seen for making sense of the deluge of information and argument that now confronts us daily. … Continue reading →

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A failure of moral leadership and pastoral care

Posted on 4 August 2009 by Peter Boyer

Climate change is the greatest moral issue of our age — an extension of Robert Kennedy’s vision for a more humane society — yet church leaders have ignored it or dismissed it as invention. [4 August 2009 | Peter Boyer] “We … Continue reading →

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