The Sacred | Dougald Hine on Climate Change and How to Respond to a Bleak Looking Future @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he co-founded organisations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He is most recently the author of the book 'At Work in the Ruins'.
Dougald spoke about his childhood growing up in the United Reformed Church, his decision to leave the BBC, and how to respond to the 'end of the world'.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/05/31/dougald-hine-on-climate-change-and-how-to-respond-to-a-bleak-looking-future
Buy a copy of his book 'At Work in the Ruins' here: amazon.co.uk/At-Work-Ruins-Pandemics-Emergencies/dp/164502184X
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:10 What is sacred to you? Dougald Hine’s answer
10:26 Growing up in church: a village childhood
15:03 Exploring faith and belonging beyond religious dutifulness
20:07 From journalism to community engagement: the power of local and coming together
27:53 Embracing endings: coping with climate change and making good ruins
37:39 Accepting uncertainty: letting go of control and creating space for doubt and fear
46:58 Climate change and Modernity: asking deeper questions beyond technological fixes
55:56 Recovering lost skills and agency: acting for climate by realising our ignorance
1:04:21 Outro and conclusion
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Dougald Hine is a social thinker, writer and speaker. After an early career as a BBC journalist, he co-founded organisations including the Dark Mountain Project and a school called HOME. He is most recently the author of the book 'At Work in the Ruins'.
Dougald spoke about his childhood growing up in the United Reformed Church, his decision to leave the BBC, and how to respond to the 'end of the world'.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/05/31/dougald-hine-on-climate-change-and-how-to-respond-to-a-bleak-looking-future
Buy a copy of his book 'At Work in the Ruins' here: amazon.co.uk/At-Work-Ruins-Pandemics-Emergencies/dp/164502184X
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
03:10 What is sacred to you? Dougald Hine’s answer
10:26 Growing up in church: a village childhood
15:03 Exploring faith and belonging beyond religious dutifulness
20:07 From journalism to community engagement: the power of local and coming together
27:53 Embracing endings: coping with climate change and making good ruins
37:39 Accepting uncertainty: letting go of control and creating space for doubt and fear
46:58 Climate change and Modernity: asking deeper questions beyond technological fixes
55:56 Recovering lost skills and agency: acting for climate by realising our ignorance
1:04:21 Outro and conclusion
*****
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The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
