“Start a Revolution”: Catholic Ecclesial Nonviolent Direct Action for Diocesan Climate Justice
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DiLeo, Daniel R.
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2025
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26
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Catholic , Laudato Si’ , Climate Change , Organizing , Nonviolence
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This article proposes how Catholics might discerningly organize ecclesial nonviolent direct action to secure a science-based decarbonization policy in their local diocese. First, the essay argues that faithfulness to the church’s mission requires advocacy for and commitment to prudent diocesan decarbonization. Next, the article outlines the science and theology of data-driven decarbonization, and highlights diocesan examples, failures, and opportunities of such policies. Third the essay applies proven social action theories of Saul Alinsky, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gene Sharp, and Robert Helvey to propose how Catholics might discerningly organize ecclesial nonviolent direct action for a science-based diocesan decarbonization policy.
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Rabbi Myer and Dorothy Kripke Center, Creighton University
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1941-8450