Environment

Bob has always been a curious explorer of the world he believes God made. This led him to study marine biology at university (this means studying life in the oceans), and he now works to help people look after the ocean and its creatures. Bob believes that God gave humans the responsibility to care for the world and other people, and that science can help us do that.

Explore more of his story and work, here, or in this 7-minute video.

Bob studies how volcanoes work and likes to visit them when they are erupting! He looks at the Earth’s crust and how volcanic rock is produced, and, because of his research work, he was even awarded a gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society. Bob also spends his time helping people think about the responsibility he believes God has given us to look after the planet he made. Bob fully believes that science and religion have important roles to play – he helped set up The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

You can explore more about volcanoes on our ‘volcano explosion’ activity page, here.

Cara always knew she wanted to explore and protect wild animals and wild spaces, so she studied marine biology (life in the oceans) and oceanography (the physics of the ocean) in her home country, South Africa. She has been able to travel and learn about challenges in different parts of the world, including time spent as a head of marine programmes in the Maldives, working with sea turtles and coral. She is passionate about helping people take care of the world she believes God has made and loves.

You can explore more about her story and work through a range of short videos, each of which is less than 3 minutes long.

John spent many years researching, and teaching others about, genes and DNA (the chemical instructions inside us which help our bodies grow and function in a special, unique way).

His work in science led him to think, and teach about, ethics (thinking about what is right and what is wrong) in science, medicine and in our relationship with the natural world.

John loves to help people think about how all the things we can learn from science and the Bible can help people explore and understand ourselves and the world around us.

You can explore more about John’s ideas about science and faith through a range of short videos, each of which is less than 3 minutes long.

Jonathan’s passions for the world he believes God made means he was driven to study both theology (the study of God and religion) and wildlife ecology (which means studying organisms and how they interact with the environment around them). As a Christian he likes to write and teach about the Bible and the natural world. As part of his teaching, he likes to take students into the wild landscapes around them in the USA, where they can explore the beauty of the mountains and start to think more deeply about relationships between religious faith, science and ecology. He loves to help other people study and explore the world around us and the teachings in the Bible – and sees these both as ways we can worship God.

Explore more about Jonathan’s life and passions, by watching this 2-minute video, or reading an interview, here.

Margaret grew up loving the natural world and loving God, although, for quite a while, she thought about them separately. She now loves to think about how her desire to care for the natural world is motivated by her faith, and how this ‘creation care’ is actually an important part of what she believes God has asked us to do on Earth.

When exploring the oceans as a SCUBA diver, Margaret was drawn to the beauty of coral, and felt a strong desire to protect them from the many threats they face. She now studies the coral life cycle, and works to create tools and technologies which will help – like raising coral babies in labs and protecting them until they are ready to go into the ocean.

Because coral reefs are facing a real risk of extinction, Margaret’s work can feel hard, emotionally. She is encouraged to keep going because she believes God has asked us to take care of the world, and the poor, who will suffer most if the environment suffers. Margaret loves to help people who believe in God see the difference they can make by looking after the world they believe he has created.

You can explore the type of work Margaret does, here, and hear her talk about her science and faith through a range of short videos – most of which are under 3 minutes long.

Mercy grew up and studied in Kenya, before getting her PhD in biology in the USA. She is now working in Kenya, where she explores how diseases start and spread in baboon troops. She is passionate about helping to keep wildlife healthy, and learning lessons to help keep humans healthy, especially where humans and wildlife share a habitat.

Mercy feels that her Christian faith gives her the patience to continue her research year after year, working to better understand, and protect, the world she believes God made.

You can read more about Mercy and her work on her website, or in this article, here.