CRES (Christian Rural and Environmental Studies) is a distance-learning course usually taken over two years. If you are interested, probably the best place to look first is our CRES Certificate page. Then you might have some questions. If that is the case, try our Frequently Asked Questions page first! If you still have questions, then Contact Us. Then, finally, if you would like to apply, fill in an Application Form and send it back to …
We’re recruiting for three key roles to support the Christian Rural and Environmental Studies (CRES) distance learning course. Principal Tutor (voluntary role) Conference Organiser (voluntary role) Administrator (paid role) CRES Principal Tutor The Principal Tutor leads the course. You’ll be familiar with course administration and management, and have the vision to lead the course in new directions over the coming years. Reasonable knowledge of environmental theology and ethics, environmental studies and rural studies would be …
Telling Climate Stories: Creativity, Authenticity, Ethics CRES Day 23rd May 2026 The next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday, 23rd May at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. It will feature Rev’d Rich Clarkson, who will use his visit to the Anglican Church of Melanesia in September 2025 as a springboard to a deeply reflective day. Rich is an Anglican parish priest in the West Midlands, with a deep passion for the …
The Physical Environment (Module 5) is one of our original modules that was first introduced over 20 years ago, and has remained very popular. The module was last updated 10 years ago, and we are pleased to announce that it has now been further updated in 2025 by Dr Geoff Fishpool (Atmosphere and Climate) to incorporate findings of the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC, by Mrs Hannah Gray (Water), and by Dr Martin Hodson …
Lei Yuting (Ray) joined the CRES (Christian Rural and Environmental Studies) course when he and his family were still living in Hong Kong, and he completed it after he and his family moved to the UK. Ray graduated in 2024 and has been very involved in Hazelnut Community Farm, in Bristol, where this video was taken. If you would like to join the CRES course, the best place to start is here. VIDEO
Our next CRES in-person day (open to all) is on Saturday, 8th November 2025, at Ripon College Cuddesdon (RCC) near Oxford. Our speakers are Rev. Margot Hodson (Director of Theology and Education at the John Ray Initiative) and Martin Parsons (Peatland Restoration Officer with Natural England). In the morning, Margot will speak on “Sacred Land? Integral Ecological reflection on the sale of church land at Langford, Oxfordshire.” In the afternoon, Martin will speak on “Rewetting …
