creative act

A book weaving thoughts and insights about the nature, challenges, and possibilities of constructive social change.

John Paul's contributions to the Upaya Zen Center's Zen Brain conference in 2017, which explored the theme, "Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics."

A contribution to the W. David Baird Distinguished Lecture Series at Pepperdine University's Seaver College.

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

A chapter that explores three examples that illustrate the power of arts and creativity in building peace.

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.

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

A dharma talk shared with the Upaya Zen Center on the moral imagination and connectedness with self and other.

A lecture presented for the 26th Annual Lynch Lecture at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution.