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In this publication cycle, contributors approach the increasingly thorny and urgent subjects of ecology and climate. They tackle the effects of climate change on the global church, how creation shapes ecclesiology and liturgy, and what the fifth mark of mission really means for Anglicans individually and collectively. This is our biggest cycle yet, with much essential wisdom from around the communion. Its arrival is also timely; this year will be the first time that the new ‘Feast of Creation in Christ’ will be adopted by Anglican churches around the world. The observant amongst you will have noticed that this cycle has been a long time coming; the YAT team has been unavoidably ‘out of office’ for a while. But we are delighted to finally share it with you, and the material we have collated is certainly worth the wait.

Rhobey Mugaru (Kenya), Galumalemana Bolivia Smith (Samoa), and Mary Wangari N’dung’u (Kenya) offer us creative story telling exploring faith lived in light of God the creator and the threats God’s creation faces. Asanti Candela (South Africa) and Bethany Johnson (Jamaica) were inspired to write poems on the ways greed and self-interest drive ecological and climate disaster. Muhia Wairimu (Kenya) has contributed a searching essay on the effects of conflict on the earth, accompanied by a litany calling the church to tend the earth as the Lord’s. Grace Behm (Aotearoa/New Zealand) and Asemahle Zoko (South Africa) give us insights into life on the ground for those tackling environmental injustice and climate change in their communities, while Gen Rees-Carter (Australia) takes on the controversial topic of how Christian faith shapes individual diets and lifestyles in a wounded world.

When it comes to discussing the threats of climate change and ecological collapse, we often struggle to know where to begin. But this cycle has prompted an exciting and wide-ranging number of creative submissions. On the surface, this might be surprising. But if we are reflecting on God’s good creation, perhaps it is right that our first response is to offer our own creativity in love, penitence, and praise. We are very grateful to each contributor and editor who has worked so hard to bring these pieces together.