The Heart of Reconciliation

His travel resumé reads like a list of destinations any cautious traveler would avoid: Bosnia, Northern Ireland, Spain after the death of dictator Francisco Franco, Nicaragua during civil war, Cambodia following tyrant Pol Pot, and Somalia. But for John Paul Lederach, the journey toward building peace in conflict-torn situations, as a consultant and friend both to the highest government officials and to national opposition movements, has never been about playing it safe. “Reconciliation is at the very heart of who we are called to be as the people of God,” he says. And Lederach follows the God, incarnate in Jesus Christ, who has never been One to play it safe…