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"Mobilising the Churches Around the Environment":
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A Summary of the Research
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#### Jeremy Kidwell
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##### University of Birmingham **School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion**
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002019 Feb 25
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.footnote[Email: [j.kidwell@bham.ac.uk](mailto:j.kidwell@bham.ac.uk) • Twitter [@kidwellj](https://twitter.com/kidwellj)]
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class: center, middle
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What does successful mobilisation look like?
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class: middle
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## My definition:
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- Improved public visibility on issues of concern
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- Enhanced engagement with poliymakers
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- Impact! ... responsive action on both household and public policy levels
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class: center, middle
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But, what does successful mobilisation *look* like?
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Marches, demonstations, "buzz", large crowds, energy, surprises...
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Caveat #1:
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Not just *action* but **quality of** action
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- Implies a better understanding of the underpinning issues (do we understand what is at stake in mobilisation on climate change, or do we just "feel" it?)
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- Involves reflection on effective forms it might take
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- May generate less visible forms of enhanced relationality: new alliances and an improved basis for future political action.
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Caveat #2:
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We (Christians) have some specific barriers
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1. *Policymakers* do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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Caveat #2:
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We (Christians) have some specific barriers
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1. Policymakers do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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2. *Scholars* do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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Caveat #2:
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We (Christians) have some specific barriers
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1. Policymakers do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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2. Scholars do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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3. *Christians* do not understand how Christians are engaging with environmental issues
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This is, in many ways, a completely new field.
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Eco-theology has struggled to engage with mainstream Christian scholarly reflection
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Social scientists have reinforced rather than questioned stereotypes about Christainity
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Political leadership lacks literacy about religion in Britain
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My work:
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- Establish a new field of study that engages theological reflection, ethnography of religious environmentalism and data science.
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- Theology leading a conversation with geographers, policical scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, economists.
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- Communicate this research to public policy audience, third sector, and Christian communities.
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class: center, middle
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So what have we learned so far?
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# Tactics and Tools for Mobilisation
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