Special Conversation: Building Peace in Divided Societies

Special Conversation: Building Peace in Divided Societies

A special conversation in contribution to the 2021 Korea Global Forum for Peace Education, themed 'Peace Education in Divided Societies.'

On the road with a wise man

On the road with a wise man

Story and reflections emergent from a roadtrip with John Paul’s father, John M. Lederach.

Mysticism, New Physics, and Peacebuilding: Towards a New Spirituality on the Field

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.

Some Keys to Evaluation as Learning

Some Keys to Evaluation as Learning

A summary of key ideas emergent from the seminar "Strategic and Responsive Evaluation of Peacebuilding" shared with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding in November 2001.

Truth and Mercy, Justice and Peace

Truth and Mercy, Justice and Peace

An excerpt from the book Building Peace about the emergence of understanding reconciliation as a focus and a locus in the transformation of conflict.

How Does Humanity Unite?

How Does Humanity Unite?

Thoughts about the challenge of to all of us as leaders when we live in settings of social fragmentation and at the same time are committed to pursue justice and healing in our relationships.

The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay

The Challenge of Terror: A Traveling Essay

Written while stranded in Guatemala after September 11, an essay suggesting a number of lessons learned from peace initiatives where terrorism was employed as a tool of struggle and calling for new approaches to combating the challenge.