welcome to the john paul lederach archive

A conciliation scenario in which a United Nations special policy team is tasked with developing a strategy in a country experiencing the echoes of civil war and an impending famine that links the humanitarian disaster with the peace process.

A closing ritual suited for the completion of a retreat or course for peacebuilding practitioners.

A story of Sister Mary Tarcisia and her work with young women who were taken from their homes by the Lord's Resistance Army and formed as child soldiers during the war in Uganda.

A story emergent from a conversation with Edilia, a teacher in Colombia from a community hard hit by violence.

A story of Liberia peacebuilder Sam Doe's journey to participate in Eastern Mennonite University's Summer Peacebuilding Institute.

A collection of prompts guiding reflection on the relationship between peace, arts, and poetry.

Instructions for writing a book, inspired by and through The Tiny Book of Wormly Wisdom.

A version of the practice of poetic listening - listening for moments when a person speaks that touches something fairly deep about their understanding.

A group practice intended to help experience the deep beauty and wisdom of the natural world, and to listen deeply to the inner wisdom called forth by the natural world.