Archive for 'Brink'
Conservation and zealotry: extremism as tragedy.
A few weeks back an RBC branch was firebombed, ostensibly for a litany of reasons, including, of course, environmental concerns (or, as they called it in their video, the “ongoing destruction of the planet“). I say ‘ostensibly’ because for most small-time radicals, blowing stuff up is its own reason. There’s just something about testosterone, youth, [...]
Posted: May 31st, 2010 under Brink, King's Faculty.
Tags: extremism, rbc, wiebo, zealotry
Comments: 2
Reflections on the Revolution in Agriculture
Last week King’s had a guest on campus, Ben Lowe, who gave a lecture and spoke to some classes. Mr Lowe is the author of a recent book on Christian faith and environmental concern, titled Green Revolution. This reminded me of something I intended to write for The Green Pad a few months back. On [...]
Posted: March 5th, 2010 under Brink.
Comments: 2
Hook Christianity: The Green Bible and King of the Hill
A recent issue of First Things, a thought-provoking journal on religion and public life, has a very fair yet negative review of the “Green Bible“. The GB is a recent edition of the good book that comes with earth themed essays and highlighted (in green of course) passages that mention trees and birds and whatnot. [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2009 under Book Review, Brink, King's Faculty.
Tags: Green Bible, hook christianity, king of the hill
Comments: 17