University of Colorado Lecture The Moral Imagination: The Art and Soul of Peacemaking

A lecture on the moral imagination in peacebuilding delivered for the Annual Gottlieb Lecture at the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2003.

The Ingredients of Social Courage

A conversation with Krista Tippett and America Ferrera at the inaugural On Being Gathering, exploring the ingredients of social courage and how change really happens in generational time.

Practicing Compassion in Churchwide Disagreements

Observations and thoughts emergent from a request from the Mountain States Mennonite Conference as they considered the request to ordain a pastor in a same-sex relationship.

Becoming the Enemy

Stories and reflections woven in the development of a practical theology of the enemy.

The Pause

Reflections shared with the On Being community following the 6 January insurrection.

Mysticism, New Physics, and Peacebuilding: Towards a New Spirituality on the Field

An interview by Yago Abeledo exploring numerous themes relevant to John Paul's inner process in the field of peacebuilding.

Conflict in the Countryside

An exercise to develop a proposal for the construction of health clinics in a country navigating conflict following the signing of a peace accord.

Balluji’s Song

The story of Ballu's song, the song of the Mukhta Kamaiya, capturing the joy and grief experienced in their liberation from modern day slavery.

Paper Flowers

A recounting of the emergence and healing born of the Petals of Hope initiative, imagined and brought to life by Carole Kane.