Foreword, Belfast

Foreword, Belfast

The foreword to Belfast: Toward a City Without Walls, which tells the stories of individuals, communities, and agencies involved in maintaining peace at the interfaces of Belfast.

Foreword, Acting Together

Foreword, Acting Together

The foreword to the first volume of Acting Together: Performance and the Creative Transformation of Conflict, which describes peacebuilding performances in regions beset by violence and internal conflicts.

Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research

Staying True in Nepal: Understanding Community Mediation Through Action Research

A chapter focusing on a community mediation initiative in Nepal that employed participatory action research as the mode for understanding practice and the development of relevant training materials for local use. 

Supporting Creative, Whole Peacebuilders: An Apprenticeship Program

Supporting Creative, Whole Peacebuilders: An Apprenticeship Program

A chapter weaving reflections emergent from the apprenticeship program that includes narratives from each of the four apprentices.

The Wow Factor and a Non-Theory of Change

The Wow Factor and a Non-Theory of Change

A thought piece that explores positive approaches to peacebuilding as a composite moment in which the creative process lifts sight to a new, more holistic view.

From The Journey Toward Reconciliation

From The Journey Toward Reconciliation

An excerpt from the book The Journey Toward Reconciliation that explores the construction of the image of an enemy through personal experience and reflection.

The Heart of Reconciliation: A Conversation with John Paul Lederach

The Heart of Reconciliation: A Conversation with John Paul Lederach

A conversation that explores John Paul's work, dynamics of conflict in congregational and church settings, and the centrality of reconciliation to the Christian life.

Justpeace: The Challenge of the 21st Century

Justpeace: The Challenge of the 21st Century

A chapter exploring gaps in peacebuilding practice in the 21st Century and advocating for the development of an adequate language appropriate to the hopes held in the endeavor of building peace.

Environmental Silence: A Century Dedicated to the Nine Million

Environmental Silence: A Century Dedicated to the Nine Million

A preface in the form of a century for the volume entitled Exploring Environmental Violence.