Creative Beginnings

From the Moral Imagination Program

Creative Beginnings: From the Moral Imagination Program
"We must explore the creative process itself, not as a tangential inquiry, but as the wellspring that feeds the building of peace."

This twenty page booklet was created by the United Religions Initiative’s Moral Imagination Program 2006-2008. It provides useful and inspiring activities easily adaptable for teaching and facilitating in a variety of contexts. Given that teaching and learning the art of the Moral Imagination in building peace is a rich and layered experience that evolves over time, this booklet offers just a peek into this inspiring body of work. Ideas are taken from the extensive experiences of eminent educators in peacebuilding, Dr. John Paul Lederach and Dr. Herm Weaver.

Mahé, Sally, Charles Gibbs, and Barbara Hartford. “Creative Beginnings: From the Moral Imagination Program.” United Religions Initiative, 2008.

Originally published by and shared with the permission of the United Religions Initiative (URI). For other publication use, contact URI for permission.

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