A handful of soil – a story
A story by Rev Hilary Bond: It all began with a handful of soil; dust we sometimes say, but it wasn’t really dust; not the dry weightless stuff that dulls … Continue reading A handful of soil – a story
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Green shoots: B4RN Broadband
Green shoots is our monthly series highlighting alternative business models, and for this post we look at B4RN broadband. Broadband internet has been in the news lately with the Labour … Continue reading Green shoots: B4RN Broadband
Economic growth, wild nature and the Book of Job
Bill McKibben is a leading American environmentalist and author of several bestselling titles on climate change, including the first popular explanation of the problem, The End of Nature. Among his … Continue reading Economic growth, wild nature and the Book of Job
Finding a language – economics and Godly Play
Hilary Blake wonders what the Godly Play approach to children’s work might teach us about how we talk about economics. One of the premises behind Godly Play is that all … Continue reading Finding a language – economics and Godly Play
Green growth: panacea or oxymoron?
John Daniels on green growth: December 13: the day after UK Election Day. What will the world look like then? If Labour win, then it should starting to look a … Continue reading Green growth: panacea or oxymoron?
Tackling inequality and sustainability together
Sociologists have shown how inequality affects many different aspects of life, from economic development, to wellbeing, social stability and democracy. It has grown as a political priority in recent years. … Continue reading Tackling inequality and sustainability together
Beneath the Stones – a story
This story, written in the style of William Morris’ ‘News from Nowhere’, originally featured in the short story collection Radical Visions of Government. It is by Simon Parker, and is reproduced here under a … Continue reading Beneath the Stones – a story
Do not worry about the GDP
I was reading the book God Unbound, by Brian McLaren last week. Subtitled ‘Theology in the Wild’, it’s a reflection on a trip to the Galapagos, combining travel writing with … Continue reading Do not worry about the GDP
Joy in Enough 