initiatives

The Art and Soul of Compassion
collection

The Art and Soul of Compassion

An emergent conversation about healing and reconciliation guided through research and story across the intersections of compassion, creativity, and spirituality.

2014
Forging Inclusive Peace
article

Forging Inclusive Peace

An article exploring challenges of inclusivity in peace processes and proposing a shift in metaphor to enhance inclusivity.

2019
Supporting Creative, Whole Peacebuilders: An Apprenticeship Program
chapter

Supporting Creative, Whole Peacebuilders: An Apprenticeship Program

A chapter weaving reflections emergent from the apprenticeship program that includes narratives from each of the four apprentices.

2016
Creative Beginnings: From the Moral Imagination Program
document

Creative Beginnings: From the Moral Imagination Program

A collection of practices and facilitation ideas shared in the URI Moral Imagination Program. 

2008
Faith Into Action: A Moral Imagination Conversation
video recording

Faith Into Action: A Moral Imagination Conversation

A video emergent from the URI Moral Imagination program in which Libby Hoffman, Charles Gibbs, and John Paul discuss how the Moral Imagination supports URI practice and philosophy.

2008
The Moral Imagination
interview

The Moral Imagination

A video interview with Robert Wright for The Wright Show, a production of meaningoflife.tv.

2016
Mysticism, New Physics, and Peacebuilding: Towards a New Spirituality on the Field
interview

Mysticism, New Physics, and Peacebuilding: Towards a New Spirituality on the Field

An interview by Yago Abeledo exploring numerous themes relevant to John Paul's inner process in the field of peacebuilding.

2013
Peacebuilding Platform for Apprenticeship: A few ideas about an initiative for mentorship
document

Peacebuilding Platform for Apprenticeship: A few ideas about an initiative for mentorship

An early draft sketching ideas for what eventually became the Apprenticeship Program.

2007
The Listening Exercise
document

The Listening Exercise

An exercise to encourage reflection and practice of deep listening.

2018
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