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the centuries wrap round us
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the centuries wrap round us

A weaving of personal story, poetry, and contemplative writing that illustrates the brilliance of local communities and inspirational leaders whose lives illuminate how we human together better and human ourselves whole.

2025
Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement
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Exploring Environmental Violence: Perspectives, Experience, Expression, and Engagement

A volume containing contributions from a variety of disciplines that explores the implications of and responses to environmental violence.

2024
The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence
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The Pocket Guide for Facing Down a Civil War: Surprising ideas from everyday people who shifted the cycles of violence

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. 

2024
Memoirs of Nepal: Reflections Across a Decade
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Memoirs of Nepal: Reflections Across a Decade

Reflections gathered from a decade and more of work in Nepal, written for The McConnell Foundation and friends and partners in Nepal.

2015
The Weekly Pause: Reachable From Here
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The Weekly Pause: Reachable From Here

A collection of videos created in spring 2020 that invite pause and reflection through wisdom and the arts.

2020
Zen Brain: Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics
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Zen Brain: Mind, Brain, Social Perspectives of Views, Values, Ethics

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."

2017
Spirituality and Religious Peacebuilding
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Spirituality and Religious Peacebuilding

A chapter exploring the meaning of quality of presence rising from spiritual resources that facilitate the practice of religious peacebuilding in protracted conflict.

2015
Launching a Career in Peacebuilding
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Launching a Career in Peacebuilding

A chapter sharing reflections on key elements for creating a learning environment where transformation is possible.

2013
Civil Society and Reconciliation
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Civil Society and Reconciliation

An overview of how to build civil society and reconciliation in post-accord settings where protracted conflicted has created deep animosities and divisions.

2001
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