The Moral Imagination

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

‘Reconcile’: Interview with Peace Activist John Paul Lederach

An interview by Christian Piatt about the book, Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians.

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.

Burma Diary

A travel diary written over the course of John Paul's first trip to Myanmar in Spring 2003.

The Vocational Pause

A description of a practice of noticing and embracing moments of pause that elicit deeper reflection into questions of vocation, meaning, and purpose.

Walking and Talking

Reflections on walking and the embodiment of alongsideness in contexts of training, teaching, and facilitation.

Poetic Listening

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

The Mediator’s Cultural Assumptions

A brief article clarifying how North American definitions of mediation may produce crucial points of tension when directly exported to other cultures, as well as suggesting factors for mediators to consider when moving between different cultural settings.

Perspectives for Assessing and Working with Power

A brief exploration into the perspectives of mutual dependence and currencies as ways to understand power, as well as considerations mediators can use to balance power.