Ian Sutton
Summary Week Ending 2022-05-06
Summary of posts to do with the Age of Limits 300-Year Party
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Ian Sutton
May 6, 20223 min
The 300-Year Party: The Church of Progress
Our faith is in what can be called the ‘Church of Progress’.
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Ian Sutton
Oct 27, 20216 min
Living in Exile
This is the third post in a series to do with ‘Exile’ as it applies to the climate crisis. Those of us who are aware of the consequences...
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Ian Sutton
Oct 23, 20212 min
An Existential Threat
On October 21st 2021 President Biden held a Town Hall meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. A transcript of the event is available here. When...
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Ian Sutton
Oct 20, 20213 min
Choosing Exile
Exile is not always enforced; sometimes people choose to remove themselves from society. The image that this conjures up for most people
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Ian Sutton
Oct 9, 20212 min
Church of England: Carbon Neutral by 2030
One of the themes of this site is that we need to be specific about our climate goals. General statements of good intent are not enough....
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Ian Sutton
Sep 11, 20211 min
Joint Message for the Protection of Creation
The leaders of the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Anglican churches have issued a Joint Message for the Protection of Creation. They stress...
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Ian Sutton
Jun 30, 20215 min
Will They Return?
Climate change is a predicament, not a problem. There are no solutions that allow us to return to the old normal. This situation provides an
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Ian Sutton
Jun 23, 20213 min
The Bishops’ Deckchairs
Bishops in the Roman Catholic church threatened to withhold communion from President Biden due to his position on the topic of abortion. How
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Ian Sutton
Jun 16, 20213 min
COVID Lessons for the Church
During the COVID-19 pandemic the church followed the leadership of secular society. The church
id not offer a different type of leadership.
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Ian Sutton
Jun 9, 20214 min
Paradise Regained?
As the industrial age winds down the future will be more rural than it is now. However, this will not be a return to Paradise.
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Ian Sutton
Jun 2, 20213 min
Ivan Ilyich and the Climate Change Predicament
Tolstoy’s novella ‘The Death of Ivan Ilyich’ can be used as a framework for those who see the inevitability of climate catastrophe.
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Ian Sutton
May 12, 20217 min
King Canute and Ecclesiastes
Legend has it that King Canute (Knut) tried to stop the incoming tide. The story illustrates the futility of our response to climate change.
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Ian Sutton
May 5, 20213 min
Lessons from Jeremiah
Jeremiah preached against false prophets. In our time people have a false faith in the Church of Progress.
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Ian Sutton
Apr 28, 20213 min
COVID-19: The Church’s New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic and climate chang provides an opportunity for the church to provide leadership in a changed world.
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