Dr Stefan Skrimshire is an Associate Professor in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science at the University of Leeds whose areas of expertise include eco-theology and environmental ethics. From the back of the crowd, perhaps 400 strong, I can barely make out the figure of the young woman who is speaking. She... Continue Reading →
How Long Is Now? Reflections on Berlin, Deep Time and Planetary Futures
Stefan Skrimshire is a lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. He was a research fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam for ten weeks over the summer of 2016. During this time he lived in East Berlin. Walking westwards along Oranienburger Strasse in Berlin-Mitte, the building-high... Continue Reading →
Does Brexit mean the end of the world? Yes, and not in a good way.
Dr Stefan Skrimshire, University of Leeds In the weeks leading up to the referendum, both Leave and Remain campaigners were accused of invoking apocalyptic scenarios. For instance, EU president Donald Tusk told Bild newspaper, “as a historian I fear that Brexit could be the beginning of the destruction of not only the EU but also... Continue Reading →