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The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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The Art and Soul of Building Peace

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

2020
Dispatches from Nowhere Near the Promise Land: How a Peacebuilder Unlearned His Trade
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Dispatches from Nowhere Near the Promise Land: How a Peacebuilder Unlearned His Trade

A lecture delivered on the occasion of being awarded the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize at Brandeis University.

2019
Dispatches from the Burning Ground: Compassionate Presence and Faith-based Peacebuilding
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Dispatches from the Burning Ground: Compassionate Presence and Faith-based Peacebuilding

A lecture shared at Conrad Grebel University College for the 2014 Convocation celebration on the topic of compassionate presence and faith-inspired peacebuilding.

2014
UNLV Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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UNLV Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A contribution to the Peace in the Desert Lecture Series of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

2008
ACR Conference Keynote The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace
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ACR Conference Keynote The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Building Peace

A keynote address delivered at the Fourth Annual Conference of the Association of Conflict Resolution.

2004
The Art of Haiku and the Soul of Peacebuilding
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The Art of Haiku and the Soul of Peacebuilding

A dharma talk shared at Upaya Zen Center exploring the wisdom of haiku in relationship with peacebuilding.

2015
Advent Manifesto: Does my soul still sing?
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Advent Manifesto: Does my soul still sing?

A collection of one hundred thoughts, Advent reflections.

2018
Breaking the Cycle of Violence
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Breaking the Cycle of Violence

An article exploring the nature of the challenge faced by the U.S. and the world following the attacks of 11 September and suggestions for responses to break generational cycles of violence.

2002
Burma Diary
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Burma Diary

A travel diary written over the course of John Paul's first trip to Myanmar in Spring 2003.

2003
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