Conflict Resolution

Listening and Affirming

Listen. For me, "Heeding God’s Call" felt like just that, a call-except that it came by email. The invitation from…

AVP: An Instrument of Peace

When I became involved with the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP), I had no idea how important the underlying principles…

Passing On the Nonviolent Tradition

As a father, you can never tell just which values you will ultimately pass to your children. I have been…

Forgiveness: Giving Up All Hope for a Better Past

"There can be no peace without reconciliation, no reconciliation without forgiveness, and no forgiveness without giving up all hope for…

Twenty-One Tips on Personal Peacemaking

I think we as Quakers spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing peacemaking, but when it comes to…

'Returning' and 'Receiving' Communities in Kenya

Friends, I must share with you something so exciting and wonderful. As a volunteer with the Africa Ministries Office here…

Conflict in the Life of Our Meeting: Friends Peace Testimony at Work?

Years ago a Friend told the story of an order of Catholic nuns who lived by the discipline that if…

Restorative Practices as Practical Peacemaking

A restorative and holistic approach to peacemaking is urgently needed in a world where violence is an integral part of…

Teaching Peace/Making Peacemakers

Soft is stronger than hard, water than rock, love than violence. —Hermann Hesse In April 16, 2007, my friend Roger’s…

Northern Uganda: The Peace Process and the International Criminal Court

The 20-year rebellion in northern Uganda has killed tens of thousands and laid waste to a generation that has scarcely…

Parable of the Enemies

Two men were summoned before God. With eyes downcast they were told the following: "You each have an enemy who…

Clearness Committees at the Crossroads of Our Working Lives

The fork in the road—it’s an experience that affects many of us at one time or another in the course…
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