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John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Varela Symposium 2018, which explored the theme, "Transforming Conflict: From Science to Real World Applications."

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

The foreword to the first volume of Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, which describes peacebuilding performances in regions beset by violence and internal conflicts.

A lecture presented at the conference, "Conversations on Attachment: Integrating the Science of Love and Spirituality," in which John Paul explores the nexus of conflict transformation, reconciliation, and attachment theory through the metaphors of sound and circularity.

An address that explores circular metaphors for reconciliation offered to Northern Ireland's Belfast City Council.

A lecture about the circular nature of reconciliation delivered in 2005 for Rice University's Annual Lectureship.

Ten ideas about reconciliation rising from the Tibetan singing bowl.

Notes for a conference presentation delivered at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame.