The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence

A collection of stories, reflections, and wisdom offering insight into the challenge of facing down toxic polarization layered with violence and the surprising ways everyday people found to shift harmful patterns of violence that had lasted decades. 

A Story from Ghana: I Call You Father Because I Do Not Wish to Disrespect You

A story of an encounter admist the escalation of conflict in Northern Ghana that shifted the future unfolding of conflict, perhaps planting the seeds that avoided a civil war.

Foreword, Practicing the Politics of Jesus

A foreword penned for Earl Zimmerman's book Practicing the Politics of Jesus: The Origin and Significance of John Howard Yoder’s Social Ethics.

Foreword, Satyagraha and Nonresistance

The foreword to Satyagraha and Nonresistance, which explores tensions and resonances between the Anabaptist notion of nonresistance and Gandhian views of nonviolence.