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Dave is Director of Theology for A Rocha International, where he works to embed creation care into international Christian organizations, theological institutions, and mission movements. His past roles with A Rocha include being an International Trustee and the co-founder of A Rocha UK (with his wife Anne). He has a PhD from Cambridge University on biblical theology and biodiversity conservation, and has contributed to many books and articles, including Planetwise, available in six languages. Born and raised in India, Dave has a love for Indian food, Indian culture and Indian Christianity. Dave is also a qualified bird-ringer and loves birding, islands, running and mountains.

4th November 2025 | Dave Bookless | 0 comments

Migration

Through this year, we’ve been looking at the natural world from micro to macro, from tiny organisms to global ecosystems. Migration is a theme that links both. Butterflies cross continents; […]

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2nd October 2025 | Jo Swinney | 0 comments

Around the table

In 1986 my mother, Miranda Harris, was tasked with furnishing the first A Rocha field study centre, Cruzinha. She spent a huge proportion on one item, a beautiful, dark chestnut […]

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3rd December 2024 | Barbara Mearns | 0 comments

Advent Awe

Have you recently experienced being awestruck?  Being out of doors and enjoying nature can easily inspire a sense of awe: that overwhelming feeling of wonder, sometimes tinged with fear.  I […]

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4th September 2024 | Robert Sluka | 0 comments

On nutrients and renewal

By Robert Sluka When guests visit us in Titusville, Florida we often suggest a “good news” trip to Orlando Wetlands Park. Created to mitigate errors in the past, it filters […]

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