complexity

Foreword, Discovering Forgiveness
book

Foreword, Discovering Forgiveness

The foreword to Discovering Forgiveness, a stream of stories that create a deep grounding in both the potential and the complexity of how forgiveness emerges and finds expression.

2014
Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research
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Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research

A chapter focusing on a community mediation initiative in Nepal that employed participatory action research as the mode for understanding practice and the development of relevant training materials for local use. 

2018
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
Spirituality and Religious Peacebuilding
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Spirituality and Religious Peacebuilding

A chapter exploring the meaning of quality of presence rising from spiritual resources that facilitate the practice of religious peacebuilding in protracted conflict.

2015
Addressing terrorism: A theory of change approach
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Addressing terrorism: A theory of change approach

A chapter examining isolation and engagement strategies of responding to violent conflict and terrorism, assessing their potential effectiveness through their respective theories of change.

2011
The Long Journey Back to Humanity: Catholic Peacebuilding with Armed Actors
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The Long Journey Back to Humanity: Catholic Peacebuilding with Armed Actors

An inquiry into experiences of Catholic leadership with armed groups and actors that overviews the types of experiences, approaches, and challenges church leaders face in contexts of open violence, and secondly proposes and explores a theology of peacebuilding.

2010
The Role of Corporate Actors in Peacebuilding Processes: Opportunities and Challenges
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The Role of Corporate Actors in Peacebuilding Processes: Opportunities and Challenges

A chapter that considers how a greater connection between actors in peace and the business and commerce sector may redress the vertical, interdependence, and justice gaps found in peacebuilding.

2008
Strategic Peacebuilding: An Overview
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Strategic Peacebuilding: An Overview

A chapter that sketches the contours of a theory of strategic peacebuilding and offers practical suggestions for peacebuilding practitioners.

2010
The Heart of Reconciliation: A Conversation with John Paul Lederach
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The Heart of Reconciliation: A Conversation with John Paul Lederach

A conversation that explores John Paul's work, dynamics of conflict in congregational and church settings, and the centrality of reconciliation to the Christian life.

2001
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