resilience

The Fifty-Year Arc: A Practitioner’s Adventure with Peace Processes
presentation

The Fifty-Year Arc: A Practitioner’s Adventure with Peace Processes

In contribution to the Kroc Institute’s 2025 Summer Peacebuilding Academy, John Paul invites listeners to reflect on his half-century arc of experience in the field,  encouraging engagement with the core tensions of peacemaking in a time of crisis.

2025
Better Communication for Better Health: A Conversation with Dr. John Paul Lederach
video recording

Better Communication for Better Health: A Conversation with Dr. John Paul Lederach

A conversation exploring how to apply the principles of peacebuilding to public health communications in settings of conflict and polarization.

2025
When toxic polarization becomes a civil war – and what we can do about it
podcast

When toxic polarization becomes a civil war – and what we can do about it

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.

2025
A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate-Resilient Futures
video recording

A Pathway to Peace: Ideas for Advancing Climate-Resilient Futures

The second episode in "The Day After Tomorrow: A Virtual Talk Story Series," hosted by the Institute for Climate and Peace.

2020
Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square
presentation

Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square

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

2015
From table to termites: A conversation with Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach
interview

From table to termites: A conversation with Mennonite peacebuilder John Paul Lederach

A excerpts from a conversation discussing contemporary Mennonite peace witness with Sarah and Jonathan Nahar.

2019
The Moral Imagination
interview

The Moral Imagination

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

2016
Foreword, The Technology of Nonviolence
foreword

Foreword, The Technology of Nonviolence

The foreword to The Technology of Nonviolence, which offers a creative and innovative exploration into the theory and practice of violence prevention.

2012
How does the crocus know it is time to rise?
blog post

How does the crocus know it is time to rise?

The third of seven blog posts shared with the Apprentice Program participant cohort.

2009
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