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John Paul Lederach Heals Social Wounds

An interview by Cameron Elliot for the magazine Dumbo Feather.

Developing the Capacity to Birth Something New

An interview in contribution to the Leadership Conference of Women Religious Winter 2020 issue of Occasion Papers entitled Leading with the Moral Imagination.

Making Space for Peace: John Paul Lederach on Mediation

An interview by Amy Frykholm for The Christian Century on topics including mediation, funding, and spiritual sustenance.

Transforming enmity: 9/11: Ten years later

A reflection published by The Christian Century on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

On the road with a wise man

Story and reflections emergent from a roadtrip with John Paul’s father, John M. Lederach.

Mediation in North America: An Examination of the Profession’s Cultural Premises

A paper reflecting on the premises and assumptions implicit in the interaction model generally adopted by North American mediation experts, specifically examining the mediator monologue as they are representative of mediation "doctrine."

Let’s do the unexpected

An article offering a response to the attacks of 11 September 2001 that could break the cycle of violence.

Justice and a Just War

An episode of On Being with Krista Tippett exploring three varied perspectives on how such questions are alive and evolving today, and how they might inform our approach to the conflict in Afghanistan and the peace we would like to achieve beyond it.

Advent Manifesto: Does my soul still sing?

A collection of one hundred thoughts, Advent reflections.