We are delighted to have Dr Ruth Valerio visit us at 6.30pm on Tuesday, 24 March to speak about her latest book, Saying yes to life: the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book 2020.
Ruth is an environmentalist and theologian, social activist and author. She is Tearfund’s Director of Global Advocacy and Influencing. will be speaking across the UK on the challenges in this book. The book is part of #LiveLent 2020, the Church of England’s first ever official green Lent campaign, which will see thousands of people take action to help tackle Climate Change.
She’ll be coming to talk about the story of Saying yes to life for around 40 minutes followed by a 20 minute Q&A session. At the end of the event, there will be time for book signing.
ABOUT THE BOOK
As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what God has made – to share in the joy and creativity of God in making a difference for good. In the book, Ruth Valerio imaginatively relates the themes of the Creation to matters of environmental, ethical and social concern to explore what it means to be human and, in particular, to be a follower of Jesus during Lent.
This is a world of wounds. It can be all too easy to bury our heads in the sand, focus on our own lives and forget to engage with the issues we’ve touched upon in Saying yes to life. Especially when they require us to make changes, personally and in our churches and broader society.
With voices from other continents threaded throughout, discussion questions, prayers and art, this is a practical, liberating and stirring call to action and contemplation. It is a perfect perfect resource for small-group Lent courses or for priests and ministers to use in preparing Lenten sermons.
In the book we see examples of what churches have begun doing to help care for the environment. What changes could you make or suggest in your local church?
At Tearfund, they talk about Pray, Act, Give – three areas in which we can make changes and see life-giving differences. Come along, and invite your friends and church too.
Additional resources, including a study guide, extra questions, a youth group resource and video content to help you get the most out of Saying Yes to Life and Lent will be available for Lent from SPCK’s website at: