ChemEng

I wonder if anyone can help me. I am looking for a Christian site or forum that discusses issues to do with energy and environmental limitations. I have written an essay entitled A Christian Predicament: Reflections on the Hebrew Bible Prophets. A summary is provided below; the full essay can be downloaded from www.stb07.com/downloads/Christian-Predicament-1.2.pdf. I am looking to publish this essay and to enter into discussions on energy issues. ****************** In the 7th century B.C. the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel foretold the doom of the city of Jerusalem whose fate was to be conquered by the great military powers of the time. In our time our predicament comes from the three E’s: Energy, Environment and Economics. This essay looks at just one of these — Energy — in the context of what these ancient prophets taught. A reading of the prophecies leads to three observations. 1. The prophets were not fortune-tellers; they did not try to predict exact events or times and dates. Instead they merely noted what was going on around them. 2. Their prophecies were not revelations; the events of their times were well known to all. 3. Nevertheless, no one listened to them. In our times these comments can be translated as follows. 1. Those of us who make “prophecies” about the three E’s are not making specific predictions as to what will happen. We are not fortune-tellers. 2. Information to do with our energy predicament is known to many, and can easily be found with just a few hours of research on the Internet. Specifically, the era of cheap oil is behind us and an era of declining oil supplies is upon us. 3. Most of us are blithely ignoring the predicament. We haven’t changed much in the last 2,700 years. Although the implications of our energy crisis can be scary this predicament does present an opportunity for the Christian church — particularly those churches that are organized around the parish structure. As the global economy shrinks and more activities become local, so the opportunity for community development open up — and parish churches are ideally positioned to fill that role. ****************** Thanks in anticipation for your help.