All our Joy in Enough talks are online, on Zoom. Here’s what’s coming up next in the monthly series:
Running out of steam: should Christians welcome the end of fossil fuels?
Rev John Daniels
7pm, Wednesday – March 27
The fossil fuel age is coming to an end, one way or another. What’s life going to look like afterwards? This talk covers some of the practicalities involved in weaning the UK and the world off the cheap abundance we’ve gotten used to, and poses questions about how Christians can contribute to this life-changing process. This talk is supported by the Montgomery Trust.
Stories to change our world – how fiction can help us create a better future
Jeremy Williams and Tony Emerson
7pm, Wednesday April 17th
What is the role of fiction in creating a fairer and greener economy? How can we use stories to open up imaginative possibilities in a world losing its way? Tony Emerson will share insights from his novel Unlikely Alliances, and its hopeful scenario, and why he turned to fiction as a tool in his campaigning; while Jeremy Williams will look at the wider world of climate fiction and novels with Joy in Enough themes.
The Politics of Time
Professor Guy Standing on his new book
6pm, Wednesday May 15th
The Affluent and the Climate & Nature Crises: a focus for advocacy and hope
A talk by Ian Christie of the Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP)
Wednesday 19 June 2024, 7pm
Ian Christie writes…..”The climate crisis and the destruction of biodiversity affect the poor and vulnerable of the world disproportionately. And the rise in greenhouse gas emissions and large-scale development are driven disproportionally by the interests, decisions and values of the most affluent people on Earth. This means, among hundreds of millions of people, ME.
If we are to get near to a tolerable stabilisation of the climate system and the beginnings of nature recovery, we need the support, resources and commitment of the affluent and the very wealthy, or at least of a critical mass of such people, worldwide and especially in the West. However, this means that such people need to undergo a process of what the Pope has called ecological conversion, embracing a greater contribution to the common good and willingly making what will feel to them like sacrifices of money, time and consumption. How can this happen?
I don’t know – but I have a few ideas.”
Past events
Missed it? Catch up with the recordings of previous talks here, covering topics from intergenerational justice to throwaway culture, debt, tax and much more.
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