reconciliation

From early on in John Paul's writing, reconciliation offered both a challenge and an orienting touch stone. Shaped by participation and accompaniment of deeply challenging reconciliation processes, he sought to understand the dynamic weave between the social energies of truth, mercy, justice, and peace, and how to nurture the pathways of social healing, repair, and restoration. Central guiding metaphors have included the notion of the horizon of reconciliation, requiring a relationship-centered approach to change that involves committed engagement, encounter, and humility. The content of this section offers a window into John Paul's ongoing exploration around the challenges of reconciliation and the practice of peacebuilding.

John Paul Lederach habla sobre la reconciliación en Colombia
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John Paul Lederach habla sobre la reconciliación en Colombia

An interview with Reconciliación Colombia on the occasion of the presentation of the Peace Accords Matrix in Bogotá, Colombia.

2014
“La paz la construye cada colombiano”: John Paul Lederach
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“La paz la construye cada colombiano”: John Paul Lederach

An interview with Daniel Salgar Antolínez for El Espectador about peacebuilding and reconciliation in Colombia.

2016
The Moral Imagination
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The Moral Imagination

A video interview with Robert Wright for The Wright Show, a production of meaningoflife.tv.

2016
‘Reconcile’: Interview with Peace Activist John Paul Lederach
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‘Reconcile’: Interview with Peace Activist John Paul Lederach

An interview by Christian Piatt about the book, Reconcile: Conflict Transformation for Ordinary Christians.

2014
Integration: What is the Value-Added of Peacebuilding
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Integration: What is the Value-Added of Peacebuilding

A short description of the contribution of peacebuilding frameworks, lenses, skills, and imaginative potential in different contexts.

2005
The Physics of Voice and Resonation
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The Physics of Voice and Resonation

Ten ideas about reconciliation rising from the Tibetan singing bowl.

Truth and Mercy, Justice and Peace
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Truth and Mercy, Justice and Peace

An excerpt from the book Building Peace about the emergence of understanding reconciliation as a focus and a locus in the transformation of conflict.

2000