rehumanization

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 collection of poems gathered between late 2019 and throughout 2020.

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 conversation with Gina Baleria about the moral imagination and the importance of relationship building across perceived divides in contexts of conflict.

A conversation exploring the power of presence, story, deep listening, and collective empathy in transforming conflict.

A conversation about pocket imagination, conflict transformation, and the moral imagination in the context of peacebuilding in the United States.  

A conversation hosted on Nonviolence Radio about nonviolent resistance to polarization in the United States that is grounded in community, relationship, and the humble courage of creativity.

John Paul and John Avlon discuss dangerous polarization and the rising risk of political violence in the United States.

John Paul shares insights about how ordinary people can take action to interrupt cycles of toxic polarization in their communities.