Prof Geoff Levermore to remain GA President for One More Year
For personal reasons, VP Jeffrey Bowes has been unable to take on the Presidency for the coming year, so Prof Geoff Levermore has graciously accepted to remain in his post.
Geoff has had a very enlightening year visiting congregations around the country and looks forward to more visits in 2025-26. He especially enjoys visiting smaller congregations where he can interact with people more deeply. If you would like to invite Geoff to lead a service or participate in an event, please email him directly.
Some background on Geoff:
Prof Levermore is a dedicated and prolific climate scientist, and notably one of the Lead Authors of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contributing to the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC with Al Gore in 2007. (https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/a-nobel-contribution-to-peace-prize/)
He attends services at both Dean Row and Norcliffe chapels in Cheshire Greater Manchester and gives services at nearby chapels in the North West and Shrewsbury. His own spiritual perspective is influenced by the theologian Gordon Kaufman’s ideas about the Mystery of Creation, and philosopher Karl Popper’s views on the Open Society. “I commit the social sin of discussing politics and religion with people. I believe in open religion, open societies, open to doubt… I’m not so spiritual, although I believe in the transcendency of things. An idea can be so wonderful – a lightbulb moment. This happens with my theology.” His personal theology drives him to make the world a better place and he is confident that technology will play a significant role in combatting global warming.