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Southern Chapter September 2026
30 September 2026
Speaker The Revd Professor James Walters
Climate and Creation: Engaging faith communities in climate science
St Stephen’s Rochester Row
12.00-12.30: Arrival; Tea & biscuits
12.30: Eucharist (open to the public)
13.10: Lunch
14.00: Talk & discussion
15.00: Departure
Climate and Creation: Engaging faith communities in climate science
The parts of the world most impacted by climate change are simultaneously the most religious and those with the lowest levels of scientific education. This is not to say that such groups see religion and science as necessarily in tension. But the dominant framing of the climate emergency in technical scientific language alienates these populations from this issue which is acting them so profoundly and which they describe in their own more moral/theological language. Professor Walters will outline the work of his research unit in listening to these religious voices and drawing them more fully into the global climate conversation.
The Revd Professor James Walter
The Reverend Professor James Walters is the founding director of the Faith Centre at the London School of Economics. The centre works with LSE’s diverse student body and wider global publics fostering interfaith dialogue to address conflict and the challenges of the climate emergency. He was ordained in 2007, served his curacy in Hampstead in North London, and has been at the LSE since 2010. He is an honorary canon theologian at Chichester Cathedral.
Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion, and Consequences
by The Revd Professor David Wilkinson (A) and others
This book demonstrates that the myth of an inevitable conflict between science and faith is based on the misunderstanding of both past and present, with potentially adverse consequences for human futures.
Social Digital Chapter
Thursday 19th March, at 7 pm, London time
As it is Lent, and many people have additional commitments during this time, we don’t have a formal theme or a named presenter. This is a social evening to chat and get to know each other a little more. So, if you have something to share, silly or solemn, Six Nations or United Nations, please do bring it along.
I will have beer and snacks on hand, but feel free bring your own – actually, that is probably the better option . .
The Horizon of Faith
by The Revd Dr Andrew Krauss
This book focuses on five threads of connection, considering what the Gospel has to say about origin and destination, about place and time, about participation and the nature of God, about journeying, and about what is yet to unfold. It explores the rich connectedness within the Gospel, and its relation to some important life questions.
On-Treatment Verification Imaging
by the Revd Dr Mike Kirby
On-treatment verification imaging has developed rapidly in recent years and is now at the heart of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and all aspects of radiotherapy planning and treatment delivery. This is the first book dedicated to just this important topic, which is written in an accessible manner for undergraduate and graduate therapeutic radiography (radiation therapist) students and trainee medical physicists and clinicians.
Clinical Insights for Image-Guided Radiotherapy
by The Revd Dr Mike Kirby
This book provides a clinical insight into image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer. It starts by setting the clinical scene, discussing immobilisation and standard IGRT practice and then considering important developments like IGRT with non-ionising radiation, adaptive radiotherapy, particle therapy, margins, hypofractionation, clinical outcomes, AI and training.
Annual Gathering 2026
9 June to the 11 June 2026
Launde Abbey
Speaker Dr Grace Milton
Topic: Teaching Science and Religion Across Diversity
There will be three reflections will address teaching science and theology across diversity of geography (primarily UK and Ghana), theology (Anglican and Pentecostal) and age (young and old).
Dr Grace Milton is a lecturer at Birmingham Christian College, tutor at Cuddesdon and previously a researcher and lecturer at the University of Birmingham. Dr Milton received a Science for Seminaries grant in 2024 to work on environmental stewardship with chiefly Pentecostal ministry students.
Ministry in Manila
11th February 2026, 7pm GMT
Pastor Jack Alvarez, our member in the Philippines, has agreed to get up in the middle of the night (his time) to talk to us at our convenience (the evening in the UK and afternoon and morning in North America) about his work in one of the most impoverished places in Manila.
Photo by Alexes Gerard on Unsplash
Paul Rooney and Life in the Sand Dunes
22nd January 2026, 7pm GMT
The topic for the evening is Sand Dunes and led by our very own Paul Rooney. Knowing Paul, I am confident we will come away with smiles on our faces and knowing things about sand dunes, and the people who use and abuse them, that we had never previously even thought of.
Photo by Dylan Jenkinson on Unsplash
Society of Ordained Scientists 