survival

Art and Peacebuilding: Dwelling at the Hearth
presentation

Art and Peacebuilding: Dwelling at the Hearth

A keynote delivered at the virtual Art in the Place of Conflict conference, organized by the Derry Playhouse in Northern Ireland.

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
Compassion and Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation
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Compassion and Integrity in an Age of Fragmentation

A speech delivered at Hesston College's 2016 Homecoming celebration sharing stories from personal and professional experiences illuminating the transformative power of compassion and integrity in embodied presence.

2016
Thoughts on a Penny: Challenges to Creative Conflict in the Public Square
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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
Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation
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Narratives of Care: The Social Echo of Community Transformation

A lecture presented at the conference, "Conversations on Attachment: Integrating the Science of Love and Spirituality," in which John Paul explores the nexus of conflict transformation, reconciliation, and attachment theory through the metaphors of sound and circularity.

2012
The Third Shift: The Long Journey to Unite Humanity
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The Third Shift: The Long Journey to Unite Humanity

A speech delivered upon John Paul’s receipt of the Niwano Peace Prize in 2019.

2019
University of Colorado Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Peacemaking
presentation

University of Colorado Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Peacemaking

A lecture on the moral imagination in peacebuilding delivered for the Annual Gottlieb Lecture at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2003.

2003
From Polarization to Healing
podcast

From Polarization to Healing

A conversation on The Growing Edge podcast about conflict dynamics and polarization in the United States and pathways to shift these escalating patterns.

2021
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
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