Kirjahaku

A Climate of Justice: loving your neighbour in a warming world tackles the profound question: what does it mean to love our neighbours in a world that is warming? This question is particularly pressing in our current era, where climate change intersects with numerous social justice issues, challenging Christians to reflect on their faith and actions. The book emphasizes that justice is a core Christian value because it reflects God's character. This intrinsic link between justice and faith compels Christians to engage with various justice-related concerns, including the refugee crises, the treatment of asylum seekers, and the persistent disparities faced by indigenous populations worldwide, such as the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.Dr. Mick Pope, the author, navigates these complex issues through the lens of the parable of the Good Samaritan, a biblical story that epitomises neighbourly love and compassion. By doing so, he provides a moral and spiritual framework for understanding and addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change. The parable's message of aiding those in need, irrespective of their background, becomes a powerful call to action in the context of our warming planet.What is particularly striking in A Climate of Justice is the revelation of how climate change exacerbates these justice issues. Dr. Pope uncovers the often-overlooked connections between environmental degradation and social inequality. For instance, climate change intensifies refugee crises by displacing populations due to rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and resource scarcity. Similarly, indigenous communities, who are frequently marginalised and underrepresented, are disproportionately affected by environmental changes that threaten their traditional lands and ways of life.Dr. Pope's exploration of these themes underscores the imperative for Christians to broaden their understanding of neighbourly love to include stewardship of the Earth and advocacy for climate justice. This holistic approach calls for an active engagement in mitigating climate change and supporting those who are most vulnerable to its impacts. By integrating environmental and social justice, A Climate of Justice challenges readers to consider their role in fostering a more equitable and sustainable world.In essence, the book not only addresses the moral responsibility of Christians to care for their neighbours but also expands this duty to encompass the planet itself. It advocates for a justice that is both comprehensive and inclusive, urging believers to act in ways that reflect God's love for all creation. Through its compelling examination of the intersection between faith, justice, and climate change, A Climate of Justice offers a timely and transformative perspective on how to live out the Christian mandate of loving one's neighbour in an era of environmental crisis.

This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.

This book is part of the 100 Greats series, which collects short biographies and statistics of the 100 greatest players on various sporting teams or clubs throughout their histories.

Being a lover of steam locomotives is a bit like chasing a setting sun - with the real diehards searching out survivors further and further from their home territory. Many enthusiasts would mark August 1968 as the end of ‘proper’ steam locomotives in the United Kingdom, the date when British Rail withdrew their final examples. However, for those in the know, steam continued to contribute to the British economy in industrial settings for nearly a further two decades. In the coal and ironstone mining industry, in power generation, in chemical factories, steelworks and foundries, small, rugged locomotives continued to toil away on a daily basis. Some were lovingly cared for, while others were worked into the ground. The author discovered colliery steam by accident and often explored this world while accompanied by his younger, equally enthusiastic, brother. This led them to some of the more obscure and less traditionally scenic parts of the country, but some of these industrial settings had a haunting beauty of their own. The photographs featured here give a taste of this particular setting for steam workhorses.

Turkey, the country that straddles Europe and Asia, reflects this in the mix of cultures from both continents to be found there. The western and southern coastal areas are the most familiar to Western holidaymakers but the interior, Black Sea coast and east of the country are less visited. As Western railway enthusiasts found less and less to attract them in Europe they discovered that Turkey had steam locomotives aplenty, reflecting the fact that this was a country that had embraced Western industrialisation and modernisation ahead of most other Middle Eastern countries. This, and the shifting alliances Turkey had embraced, was also reflected in the variety of countries that had built the steam locomotives. Examples could be found from builders in Germany, Sweden, France, the United States and the United Kingdom. These varied from ancient specimens of Prussian State railway design to modern ten coupled designs built after the Second World War. Finding and photographing trains presented certain problems. Train services in this large country could be sparse, timekeeping notoriously unreliable and the roads, very often of dirt, hazardous. However, if these problems could be endured the landscape offered fantastic photographic opportunities.

Climate change, species loss, and the pollution of our air, water, and soil all indicate that humans have failed in their God-given mandate to care for the earth. Some Christians see these as signs of the "end times" and beyond our control. This book goes back to the beginning of creation to examine humanity's God-given vocation to care for creation as an expression of holiness. Human power and agency have their limits in a world where God has ordered things for the flourishing of all creatures. The current environmental crisis is understood as the consequence of not respecting these limits. Instead of passive acceptance of the present crisis, the church is encouraged to work for the common good of the whole creation.