Jim Walters (left) & Anastasia Badder (right) getting the Summer School underway. Discussing now: "What particular concepts and ideas do religious & faith traditions possess from which we can learn? What needs to be re-received within our traditions in light of the Anthropocene?"

What can religion contribute in response to climate change? Hilary Marlow highlights presence of religiously-motivated climate action (not least A Rocha), before a whistlestop tour of biblical imagery including creation as lamenter & humans from dust. The Cambridge Interfaith Programme & LSE Religion and Global Society

Natasha Chawla provides an account of Indic values that speak to climate change, including ahimsa & dharma, proffering Rabindranath Tagore as one attentive to rebalancing. With LSE Religion and Global Society & The Cambridge Interfaith Programme

Immediately followed by a trio of talks from Anastasia Badder, Hanane Benadi (LSE Religion and Global Society) & Professor Julian Allwood (Cambridge/UKFIRES).

Capturing a sense of the occasion--images from the Religion & Climate Futures Summer School:

Challenging social movement theory and considering how to take religion seriously as a component of climate matters in Bali & beyond, Chris Chaplin (LSE Religion and Global Society) is getting us underway with Day 3 at the Religion and Climate Futures Summer School.

The knowledge & practice embodied in our religious & belief communities are integral to proactively creating the strong & resilient relationships required for the immense challenges that lie ahead. Pleased to join The Faith & Belief Forum, Goldsmiths, University of London &co as signatories to this letter

Entering day 5, and look what we've left behind:

Our Summer School week is over. And what a wonderful bunch of people are now headed back out to meditate on an intensive week, embed their learning in practice, & continue to inspire one another--participants, contributors & convenors all.

We were delighted to host Tawanda Hope and benefit from the breadth of his experience. Credit also to our partners at LSE Religion and Global Society for their work on this year’s collaborative programme.

Up next for discussion in CIP’s Religion & Ecology reading group, Professor Veronica Strang’s Water Beings: From Nature Worship to the Environmental Crisis Join the conversation via Zoom, 24 July, 1300 BST. interfaith.cam.ac.uk/ecology-readin… #ecology #religion #water

And a month since it ended—thanks to LSE Religion and Global Society for this one-minute recap of the Religion & Climate Futures summer school. Looking forward to ongoing engagement with the alumni.

“The fires of hatred have been fanned by too many. We need to put them out.” —The F&B Policy Collective seeks to engage with government & civil society partners so that policy reflects the challenges of contemporary Britain. Acknowledging Islamophobia is one starting point.

CIP’s Religion & Ecology reading group will take a break in August. Join us on Zoom on 25 September, 13.00 BST, to discuss Maura R. O'Connor's Ignition: Lighting fires in a burning world. interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/reading… #ecology #religion #fire

Great to have this important work highlighted. Faith & belief impact society in all manner of ways. As communities seek better collaboration with government —to plan & act for the wellbeing of all—good research can only help the conversation.